Toyota to shift Tacoma production back to Texas as USMCA review continues
Toyota's $3.6 billion San Antonio expansion will shift Tacoma production from Baja California, Mexico to Texas as USMCA talks continue.
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ENKEI America to close Jacksonville aluminum wheel facility
ENKEI America will permanently close its Jacksonville, Florida, aluminum wheel manufacturing facility, ending operations at a site with aluminum melting, remelting, casting and machining assets.
Hydro to close California extrusion plant, Louisiana remelt billet facility
Hydro attributed the decision to low capacity utilization and the need for significant capital investment
Commerce issues preliminary trailer duty determinations, ends Canada subsidy case
Commerce issued preliminary duty determinations on van-type trailer imports from China and Mexico while terminating the Canadian subsidy investigation and advancing the remaining trade cases toward a final decision.
Lead times, scrap trends, trade talks and more
News happens fast these days. Here are highlights from May to keep you informed.
Trump expands Section 232 tariff treatment for equipment imports
A June 1 proclamation expanded the list of equipment products eligible for temporary 15% Section 232 tariff treatment and established an 85% domestic content threshold for products eligible for a 10% rate.
Report: US needs to invest in major metals to compete with China
The US is competing with China on advanced technologies, semiconductors and critical minerals, but major metals aren’t getting enough attention, according to a report from the SAFE.
Canada PM makes case for more cooperation with US on aluminum, autos
The remarks come head of the joint review of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaced NAFTA, on July 1.
Sortera opens second scrap facility in Tennessee
The Lebanon facility will effectively double the company's total annual processing capacity to an estimated 240 million pounds.
USW, Arconic ink deal for three-year labor contract
The contract covers roughly 3,400 workers in Davenport, Iowa; Alcoa, Tenn.; Lafayette, Ind.; and Massena, N.Y.