On April 8, 2024, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) released a for the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensities of the U.S. Steel and Aluminum Industries at the Product Level, Investigation Number 332-598. This is the first step in the questionnaire process where the ITC is asking 5-10 questions in identifying the ..read more

AEC responds to The Aluminum Association's call for the establishment of a North American Aluminum Trade Committee On March 19, 2024, aluminum associations in the United States, Mexico and Canada issued a joint letter to trade officials in their respective countries requesting the formation of a “North American Aluminum Trade Committee” in advance of the 2026 review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA ..read more

The determination by Commerce establishes the preliminary duty rates in the subsidies portion of the investigations. After the publication of Commerce's preliminary determination in the ..read more

AEC Partners with Heroes MAKE America to Access Separating Military Personnel and Veterans for Jobs in the Aluminum Extrusion Industry has become an Association Sponsor Partner of the Manufacturing Institute's , which builds connections between the military ..read more

Wauconda, Illinois - The ET Foundation has opened the Call for Nominations for the Maurice H. Roberts Award of Excellence to be presented at ET '24 - the Thirteenth International Aluminum Extrusion Technical Seminar & Exposition. The Maurice H. Roberts Award is the highest honor bestowed by the ET Seminar Committee to recognize an outstanding ..read more

In a fight for their very existence, the Aluminum Extruders Coalition, a group of U.S. aluminum extruders concerned about the rising threat of aluminum extrusion low-cost imports, has filed a historic trade case against 15 countries.  The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has been working with members since 2019 about the rising tide of imports of ..read more

Wauconda, Illinois—September 12, 2023 -- Winning Entries to be Displayed at ET '24 in Orlando, FL , the educational and scientific organization devoted to promoting and advancing aluminum extrusion processes and technologies, and the ..read more

The General Approved Exclusions rules are unfair to American aluminum extruders and as a result foreign imports have risen 82 percent and market penetration now exceeds 25 percent, the highest level in more than a decade. - In 2018, the Department of Commerce (DOC) reported that rising aluminum imports "are ‘weakening our ..read more

The ET Foundation and the have opened online booth sales for ET '24 – the Thirteenth International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition , scheduled for April 30 through May 3, 2024, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida.   Companies interested in exhibiting at ET Expo in 2024 can log ..read more

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has announced the winning entries in the 2023 Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition. High school and college students from around the world submitted more than 75 entries for the opportunity to receive a cash scholarship. AEC Extruder Members Almag Aluminum, MI Metals, and Pennex Aluminum sponsored the cash ..read more