U.S. Senators Want Action On Aluminum Extrusion Imports

Earlier this month, 13 U.S. senators asked the Biden administration to investigate and counteract trade practices in the aluminum extrusions industry.

Specifically, in a letter, available here,  that was addressed to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, the senators said they support the call for antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) petitions filed by the U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition (USAEC) for imports from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.

The letter argued that, from 2019 to 2022, imports from these countries increased by more than 40 percent, causing U.S. producers’ share of the market to drop by 11 percent. The USAEC petition asserts that increasing volumes of dumped and subsidized imports have made it difficult for U.S. extruders to grow their production and sales, despite growing demand.

“Despite significant investment, robust demand, and a talented workforce, American workers cannot compete when they are at a disadvantage,” the senators wrote. “Using the trade enforcement mechanisms at our disposal to level the playing field for domestic producers will help counter unfairly traded aluminum extrusions, promote U.S. production, support good-paying jobs, and strengthen our national security.”

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