The US aluminum sector calls on Trump to exclude the metal of customs duties on Canada

The US aluminum industry sector has called on President Donald Trump to release Canada’s raw metal from customs duties he promised to impose to protect jobs and local manufacturing companies. Trump announced 25% of customs on Saturday on imports from Canada and Mexico, and 10% on China imports. The United States relies a lot on imported aluminum, which is used in construction and a wide range of manufactured goods, from cars to food packaging. Light metal imports from abroad were 44% of about 4 million tonnes consumed in 2023. Canada has more than half of these imports at the top, according to “Morgan Stanley”. “In order to ensure the superiority of the US aluminum in the future, President Trump must relieve the supplies of the metal needed for US manufacturing companies, while continuing to illegally take all possible measures on the US border against Chinese aluminum.”