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AEC Applauds U.S. Trade Representative’s Decision to Help Protect the U.S. Aluminum Industry
Wauconda, IL – The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) announced its strong support for the new trade enforcement action against the People’s Republic of China announced today by the United States Trade Representative (USTR). The action seeks to have the World Trade Organization (WTO) address U.S. concerns that China’s subsidies to certain producers...
Zhongwang Found Circumventing AD/CVD Orders
Washington, DC - On Friday, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) preliminarily determined that Zhongwang used heat-treated 5050 alloy grade aluminum extrusions to avoid duties. In its determination, Commerce concluded that this alloy grade was never intended to be used in extrusion applications and that Zhongwang had engaged in this activity...
Aluminum Extruders Council Releases EPDs for Extruded Components
Wauconda, Illinois - The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has released the most comprehensive industry-wide set of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for aluminum extrusions manufactured in the United States and Canada.
The EPDs quantify the ‘cradle-to-gate’ lifecycle environmental impacts of aluminum extrusions. One EPD is for thermally...
Aluminum Extruders Council Members Make their Voices Heard in Washington
Wauconda, Illinois - The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) made the industry’s voice heard on Thursday, September 29, 2016 during Aluminum Week held in Washington, DC with the Aluminum Association. AEC members called on the government to act on lingering circumvention and duty evasion issues related to certain Chinese aluminum extrusion imports and...