PMPA Aluminum Tariff Press Release
PMPA ALUMINUM TARIFF PRESS RELEASE
The White House announced reinstatement of tariffs on aluminum yesterday. The Tariffs would go into effect August 16, 2020.
Presidential proclamation: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-adjusting-imports-aluminum-united-states-080620/
This goes against the actual data, which shows that aluminum imports are actually down: https://www.aluminum.org/news/latest-us-data-primary-aluminum-imports-canada-decline-june
Even the US Aluminum Association, arguably the ones most likely to gain from tariff protection, is opposed to the tariff: https://www.aluminum.org/news/reinstating-section-232-aluminum-tariffs-wrong-approach-us-industry
Canada has already pledged retaliation:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/07/canada-us-tariff-aluminum
PMPA PRESS RELEASE – 232 ALUMINUM REINSTATEMENT – 200807