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Aluminium

Energy & Commodities

China’s aluminium factories are changing to escape a crushing price war

The new tariffs take effect immediately and also cover compressors and pumps and the metal in imported cosmetics and other personal care packaging, such as aerosol cans.
Global Enterprise

US hikes steel, aluminium tariffs on imported appliances, railcars, EV parts

More than 80 per cent of the aluminium used in the US is supplied via imports, while less than 20 per cent of the country’s steel is sourced from overseas, according to Morgan Stanley.
ASEAN Business

Chinese tycoons are turning Indonesia into an aluminium giant

Home appliances that contain steels such as refrigerators, dryers, washing machines, dishwashers, cooking stoves and ovens will be subject to US tariffs.
International

Higher US tariffs impacting home appliances take effect

Canada is the largest supplier of foreign steel and aluminum to the United States, and PM Mark Carney (pictured) earlier this month had denounced the doubling of US tariffs on Canadian imports of steel and aluminum, calling them “unjustified” and “illegal.”
International

Canada will ‘adjust’ counter tariffs on US metals if no deal in 30 days

Steel pipes are stacked at a steel factory in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province on April 24, 2025. Donald Trump’s move brings levies on both steel and aluminum from 25 per cent to 50 per cent.
International

Trump signs order hiking steel, aluminium tariffs to 50%

More than 80 per cent of the aluminium used in the US is supplied via imports, while less than 20 per cent of the country’s steel is sourced from overseas, according to Morgan Stanley.
International

US aluminium and steel prices surge as Trump doubles tariffs

India, the world’s second-largest crude steel producer, told the WTO that Washington’s “safeguard measures” would affect US$7.6 billion worth of India-made products imported into the United States.
Global Enterprise

India proposes counter duties against US, notice to WTO shows

Spools of steel at an ArcelorMittal Dofasco facility in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, March 12, 2025. Canada will keep its trade retaliation in place until the US lifts its own tariffs and commits to free trade, said Mark Carney, who will succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister.
Global Enterprise

US trading partners hit back on steel, aluminium tariffs

The back-and-forth squabble between the US and Canada has further unsettled financial markets already battered by Donald Trump‘s focus on tariffs.
Global Enterprise

Trump’s steel, aluminium tariffs take effect as US-Canada trade war intensifies

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