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 […]

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 […]

In his call to the nation for help slowing the spread of COVID-19, President Trump implored those working in critical infrastructure industries, such as healthcare and food supply, to maintain normal work hours. Urging a “special responsibility” to Americans and leaning on the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) […]

President Trump announced Monday morning that tariffs would be restored immediately on steel and aluminum from Brazil and Argentina in response to the countries devaluing their currencies. Both Brazil and Argentina were exempt from the original Section 232 tariffs imposed in March 2018, which placed a 25% tariff on steel and 10% tariff on aluminum. […]

As the industry continues to work toward life cycle analysis of door and window products, and develop Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), the Aluminum Extruders Council will now develop EPDs to document the environmental performance of aluminum extrusions produced in the U.S. and Canada. An EPD is an independently verified document that speaks to the lifecycle […]

Roughly four years ago, the Department of Commerce imposed anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of aluminum extrusions from China to give domestic extruders a fairer share of the market. According to one study, it’s worked out well for U.S. extruders, though the contest is far from over.