Competition

Intervention of FACE on RAI1: Chinese antidumping and import tariffs

10/05/2020

FACE had the immense honor to be invited on RAI1 -Italy’s national state broadcaster, and the most-watched television channel in the country- to comment on the EU chinese antidumping measures and the 6% import tariff. The interview sequence achieved a share of 14,3% with 1 million and 416 thousands viewers (according […]

AEC is urging the US to end Section 232 tariffs on imported aluminium

06/17/2020

On 9th of June, the American Extruders Council (AEC) released an official statement urging the US to end Section 232 tariffs on imported aluminium, stressing that it failed to take action against the bigger threat from China and harmed considerably American users and consumers of aluminium. FACE observed that the AEC […]

Interview of Mario Conserva at Askanews – “The EU duties on imports of unwrought aluminum are an obstacle for the survival of the whole European industry”

03/03/2020

Mario Conserva, Secretary General of FACE, discusses on the duties and their economic impact on the European aluminum industry during an interview with the Askanews press agency. “The EU duties on imports of unwrought aluminum are an obstacle for the survival of the whole European industry, in particular for the […]

Comments on the EU Commission’s investigation on alleged dumped extrusion imports from China

02/17/2020

Comunicato Stampa: FACE accoglie con favore l’indagine dell’UE sull’importazione di estrusioni di alluminio cinesi

02/17/2020

Communiqué de Presse: FACE se félicite de l’ouverture d’une enquête européenne sur les importations d’aluminium extrudé chinois

02/17/2020

Pressemitteilung: FACE begrüßt Untersuchung der EU zur Einfuhr chinesischer Strangpressteile aus Aluminium

02/17/2020

Norsk Hydro To Cut Foil Production, Dismiss Workers

09/11/2019

The Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro announced on Tuesday it would curtail parts of its aluminium foil production at the Grevenbroich plant in Germany and could dismiss over 700 workers in the face of strong competition in this market segment. The company wants its rolled products division to focus […]

Competition

Alcoa To Sell Spanish Plants To Parter Capital

07/08/2019

The American multinational aluminium producer Alcoa Corporation agreed to sell its Avilés and La Coruña aluminium plants to Swiss private-equity investor Parter Capital Group. Alcoa and Parter Capital Group singed a conditional agreement on Friday July 5 after the two companies reached a deal with the workers’ representatives. […]