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AEC Applauds the President’s Initiation of a Section 232 Investigation on Aluminum

April 27, 2017

Washington, DC & Wauconda, Illinois – The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) commends the President’s initiation of a Section 232 investigation on aluminum. As President Trump has recognized, “aluminum … {is a} critical element … of our manufacturing and defense industrial base … which we must defend against unfair trade practices and other abuses.”

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AEC Recognizes Three Volunteers for Outstanding Contributions

April 12, 2017

Wauconda, Illinois – The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) presented awards to three individuals recognizing their outstanding contributions to the Council during the Volunteer Recognition Banquet at the AEC Annual Meeting held in Bonita Springs on March 25, 2017.

Each year, the Aluminum Extruders Council recognizes one or more individuals for...

AEC Launches New Technical Webinar Series: Aluminum Extrusion Tech

April 5, 2017

Wauconda, Illinois – The Aluminum Extruders Council is launching a new series of webinars aimed at engineers and designers who wish to delve deeper into the ins and outs of aluminum extrusions. The new series, AEC Aluminum Extrusion Tech, is intended to inform and educate those with some knowledge of aluminum extrusions but who are interested in a...

The Aluminum Extruders Council Supports the Trump Administration’s Steps to Improve the Collection of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties

April 3, 2017

Wauconda, Illinois & Washington, DC – The Aluminum Extruders Council is deeply appreciative of the steps the new administration is taking to put an end to abusive trade practices by importers and foreign companies that are causing massive U.S. trade deficits.  By increasing the bonding requirements as indicated in the President’s executive order...