The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) has filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, challenging the district court’s decision to uphold Oregon’s version of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws that are popping up across the country.
The USITC found Chinese van-type trailer imports materially injured the US industry, clearing the way for AD/CVD orders as separate Canada and Mexico cases continue.
A new US aluminum trade group is seeking lower costs on primary metal while backing duties on competing finished imports.
Extended Producer Responsibility laws could advantage aluminum.
Commerce opened circumvention inquiries into disposable aluminum container imports from Malaysia and Indonesia while earlier Vietnam and Thailand cases continue toward final determinations.
Toyota's $3.6 billion San Antonio expansion will shift Tacoma production from Baja California, Mexico to Texas as USMCA talks continue.
Magnitude 7 Metals plans to restart one potline at its idled Missouri primary aluminum smelter before the end of 2026, returning 75,000 metric tons per year of production after more than two years offline.
LME Clear increased member renminbi collateral limits, shortened collateral notice periods and approved Hong Kong warrants for collateral use.
Aluminum Association of Canada's Jean Simard outlines how the upcoming CUSMA review could strengthen North American aluminum market integration through greater transparency, stronger enforcement and closer trade-policy coordination while preserving the agreement's existing framework.
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's challenge to the proposed Inola aluminum smelter shifts the debate from what regulators may decide to whether the permitting process should be allowed to reach a conclusion.