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The Aluminum 232 Remedy Should Target China
Wauconda, Illinois -- The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) cautions President Trump not to miss this historic opportunity to confront the real threat to the U.S. aluminum industry: China. The AEC believes that a global tariff on aluminum products will have the opposite effect than intended and actually play into China’s hands. China does not export...
EDU ’18: A Wealth of Education and Resources for Designers and Engineers
Wauconda, Illinois -- The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) will host the first-ever Extrusion Design University event, known as EDU ’18, from Monday, May 14 through Wednesday, May16, 2018, at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare in Chicago, IL. “This event is the natural evolution of the AEC’s Industry Promotion efforts, which started in 2011,” said Jeff...
Aluminum Extruders Council Files New Circumvention Petition on Chinese Aluminum Extrusions Circumvented through Vietnam
Wauconda, Illinois -- This week, the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC, through the Aluminum Extrusions Fair Trade Committee (AEFTC), filed a new circumvention petition against China Zhongwang Holdings Limited and its extensive network of affiliates, asking the Department of Commerce to find that Chinese aluminum extrusions produced by Zhongwang that...
AEC Suggests Remedy in 232 Aluminum Investigation
Wauconda, Illinois -- The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) was encouraged by the initiation of the Aluminum 232 Investigation and the implication that President Trump was going to take on the greatest risk to the future of the U.S. aluminum industry - China. AEC members stood up to China’s illegal and unfair trade policies with the imposition of...