The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and the Aluminum Extruders Fair Trade Committee (AEFTC) applauds the U.S. Custom and Border Protection’s preliminary decision to impose interim measures on importers Sun Bright International Corporation and Fair Importing Corporation for participating in a scheme to evade duties using fake country of origin certificates. The report states, “In its […]

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) is calling on Washington, D.C., to exclude from tariffs all countries from which the domestic extrusion industry can import primary aluminum until the administration can guarantee a sufficient domestic supply. The AEC cites a disruption to the primary aluminum supply chain due to the 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum […]

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) released a statement saying it supports the Aluminum Association’s position that the Trump administration must not impose quotas on imported primary aluminum products. The AEC claims that, considering the disruption of the supply chain because of recent Russian sanctions, any additional restraint of imported aluminum into the U.S. aluminum supply […]

The glazing industry continues to raise the bar for product transparency, most recently with two newly released Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for aluminum extrusions in the U.S. and Canada. One is for thermally improved aluminum extrusions, which is of particular interest for fenestration applications. The other is for extrusions that are not thermally enhanced. The EPDs, […]

Last week, the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), in tandem with the Aluminum Association, called on the U.S. government to act on lingering circumvention and duty evasion issues related to Chinese aluminum extrusion imports and China’s overcapacity in primary aluminum production. Members of the council met with congressional staff members and testified at a U.S. International Trade Commission hearing […]

As the industry continues to work toward life cycle analysis of door and window products, and develop Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), the Aluminum Extruders Council will now develop EPDs to document the environmental performance of aluminum extrusions produced in the U.S. and Canada. An EPD is an independently verified document that speaks to the lifecycle […]

The Aluminum Extruders Council’s (AEC) 2015 Management Conference is scheduled for September 22-24 in Chicago. The event will focus on how the aluminum extrusion industry is “Strengthening the Future.” The conference will be held at the Hilton O’Hare Airport Hotel. The program will include general sessions, focus sessions and networking events, including a reception that […]

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and the Aluminum Association have released industry estimates of aluminum extrusion shipments in North America by major market for 2014. Domestic consumption of aluminum extrusions in the United States and Canada, which includes imports, totaled an estimated 4.9 billion pounds in 2014, an increase of 7.6 percent over the revised […]

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and The Aluminum Association Inc. (AAI) released industry estimates of aluminum extrusion shipments in North America by major markets for 2012. AEC and AAI have collaborated on reporting annual end use figures since 1999, resulting in a more accurate account of extrusion shipments, end uses, and value of the industry, […]