The ET Foundation, an educational and scientific organization devoted to promoting and advancing aluminum extrusion processes and technologies, and the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) have released a Call for Entries for the 2024 International Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition. The competition includes two entry classes: professional and student, with each competing group within their own class. […]

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) announced that Jason Weber is joining its staff as vice president of government affairs and operations. Weber comes to AEC with more than 25 years of experience in the aluminum extrusion industry having previously held various positions with aluminum extrusion companies, including Taber Extrusions, Alumax, Alcoa, Sapa and Hydro Extrusions […]

Members of the U.S. Senate, led by Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), appealed to the Department of Commerce (Commerce) last week, urging Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to revise exclusion rules for tariffs on aluminum extrusion products. In a letter addressed to Raimondo, a bipartisan group of seven U.S. Senators suggested that General Approved Exclusion Rules […]

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) on July 20 testified in a U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) hearing regarding the economic impact of Section 232 and 301 tariffs on U.S. industries. The AEC and its president, Jeff Henderson, say domestic extruders are put at a disadvantage by the current process. “Despite some initial relief for the […]

Day two of the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance’s (FGIA) Hybrid Fall Conference featured an update from the International Code Council (ICC) on ICC Group A Code Development and the new International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) Standards Development Process. FGIA codes consultant Jen Hatfield provided an update on results from the Group A Public Comment […]