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June 25, 2017
MSCI Decries Section 232 Actions that Could Harm Aluminum Trading Partners
Written by Tim Triplett
“Countries like China are clearly at fault for the decline of the North American aluminum industry,” said M. Robert Weidner, III, president and CEO of the Metals Service Center Institute, in written testimony to the Commerce Department on June 23. “China’s share of the world primary aluminum market rose from 10 percent in 2000 to a stunning 55 percent in April 2017. It’s important the Trump administration remember who the true culprit is and not propose remedies that will harm the United States’ North American trading partners.”
In its testimony, in light of the Section 232 investigation, MSCI advised that any remedies imposed by the Trump administration should:
