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AEC ANNOUNCES NEW VIRTUAL SEMINAR FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

July 29, 2021

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) is introducing a new educational seminar geared toward automotive industry design engineers, OEMs and tier one suppliers. The AEC Automotive Virtual Seminar, scheduled for September 28 - 29, 2021, will include two half-day general sessions that will feature aluminum extrusion industry experts discussing a...

ALUMINUM SUMMIT TO ADDRESS ALUMINUM INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

July 7, 2021

Wauconda, Illinois - The Aluminum Summit, the collocated event of the Aluminum Extruders Council's (AEC) Management Conference and the Aluminum Anodizers Council's (AAC) Annual Anodizing Conference, will offer a wide-ranging program that addresses critical challenges faced by the aluminum industry. The Aluminum Summit program targets shared areas...

AEC REQUESTING DOC TO PAUSE AND REEVALUATE LATE-TERM TRUMP ERA EFFORTS TO CHANGE ALUMINUM SECTION 232 EXCLUSION PROCESS

February 22, 2021

Wauconda, Illinois -- The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) is requesting that the Department of Commerce (Commerce) pause and reevaluate late-term measures by the former Trump Administration that would make it easier for imports of aluminum extrusions, including those from China, to avoid the Section 232 tariffs.

Commerce announced in December...

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AEC INTRODUCES THE SHAPEMAKERS, A NEW PODCAST

December 29, 2020

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) is introducing a new communication tool aimed at both members and customers of aluminum extrusions with The Shapemakers podcast series. The purpose of the series is to inform and educate the audience, including members of AEC, extrusion customers and the academic community, about important and timely issues in...