MetalBulletin: Czech republic calls for suspension of EU aluminium duty, says FACE

The Czech republic has asked the European Commission to suspend the European Union’s 6-percent duty on imports of aluminium, according to Federation of Aluminium Consumers’ in Europe (FACE) spokesman Roger Bertozzi. Bertozzi believed the request would be looked on favourably by the commission as it comes from a new EU […]

The six-percent duty levied on imports of unwrought aluminium into the EU is under the spotlight. The failure of the WTO to table it at Cancun, the prospect of EU enlargement and the takeover of Pechiney, signal the need for a speedy resolution, writes Sandra Buchanan. Although production in the […]

EU aluminium levy ‘outdated’ London – A 6 percent duty levied on imports of primary aluminium into the European Union (EU) is outdated, unfair on consumers and should be disposed of as soon as possible for the industry to move on, analysts say. Angus MacMillan, a minerals strategist at Prudential […]

The Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe (Face) has won support for its campaign to overturn the European Union’s 6% duty on aluminium imports from some new EU member states. Ten European countries, (Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) are set to join […]

The chief co-ordinator behind the battle against the 6% duty on imports of primary aluminium into Europe told MB that he will not put a date on when the tariff will be abolished. However, Mario Conserva, secretary general of the Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe (Face), said that his […]

The Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe (Face) was formally launched on May 19 to fight on behalf of Europe’s downstream aluminium sector, as European Union politicians face vigorous pressure from industry lobby groups both for and against the 6% duty on primary aluminium imports. Fourteen companies have so far […]