Washington, June 9 news, the Aluminum Extruders Council (Aluminum Extruders Council, referred to as AEC) once again called for the removal of the tariffs imposed on imported aluminum in Section 232, saying that the Trump administration’s tariff policy has increased corporate costs and The aluminum industry does more harm than good.

AEC issued a statement on the 9th, stating, “U.S. extruded metal companies have the highest cost in the world due to the tax on imported aluminum in Section 232. China provides subsidies to domestic processing companies, but our country does the opposite.”

AEC said that the current extruded steel companies are more dependent on imported aluminum, and Alcoa’s Intalco Works electrolytic aluminum plant in Ferndale, Washington is about to close, which reflects to some extent the aluminum in Section 232 The tariff did not achieve its original purpose.

The association said that with the closure of Intalco Works, American extruded materials companies will lose their original aluminum billet suppliers west of the Mississippi River. “Because there are no other options, these companies can only be forced to import. Section 232 has been implemented for nearly three years, how can another American smelter be closed?”

AEC said that the tariff is for imported primary aluminum, so overseas manufacturers use processed extruded materials to replace primary aluminum for export to the United States, which will eventually replace the United States’ own output.

“Exporting companies mark products with HTS codes after processing to circumvent the restrictions of Section 232. This not only causes US extruded materials companies to lose extruded materials (orders), but also does not earn processing costs.”

AEC said that American extruded materials companies find it increasingly difficult to compete with imported processed products from countries with lower production costs.