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2015 buyers guide

AEC Releases 2015-2016 Buyers’ Guide

November 19, 2015

Wauconda, Illinois – The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has released the latest edition of its popular publication, the AEC Buyers’ Guide. The Buyers’ Guide is a comprehensive directory of AEC aluminum extruder members, and features such information as company headquarters, plant locations, contact information, maximum press circle size, forms...

AEC Files Scope Clarification and Circumvention Case against China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

October 23, 2015

Wauconda, Illinois - The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has filed a petition against China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd. alleging the company has systematically and illegally evaded duties on aluminum extrusions imported into the United States. The alleged scheme involves hundreds of millions of pounds aluminum extrusions that are simply cut and welded...

The Aluminum Extruders Council Comment Regarding Blockbuster Report on China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

July 31, 2015

Wauconda, Illinois - Earlier this week a report surfaced on the Internet that contained a scathing series of allegations against China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd, which is reportedly the second largest extruder in the world. The report, from Dupre Analytics, contends that Zhongwang’s chairman, Liu Zhongtian, and his family have developed a “network of...

AEC Examines How Extrusions are ‘Strengthening the Future’ at 2015 Management Conference

July 7, 2015

Wauconda, Illinois -- Details have been revealed for the Aluminum Extruders Council’s (AEC) 2015 Management Conference in Chicago, Illinois. The event is scheduled for Tuesday September 22 through Thursday, September 24, 2015 at the Hilton O’Hare Airport Hotel and features comprehensive education and networking opportunities for aluminum extrusion...