CANADA ALUMINIUM SECTOR HOPES NEW NAFTA DEAL WILL LEAD TO END OF USA SECTION 232 TARIFFS
October 1st, 2018
THE PRESIDENT and CEO of the Aluminum Association of Canada has said he hopes the agreement yesterday (September 30) of a new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will lead to a swift resolution of the dispute over 10% American tariffs imposed from June 1.
Speaking to Metal Bulletin, Jean Simard noted that a side letter aiming to prevent the future use of such section 232 national security tariffs had already been released along with the text of the USMCA, which will replace the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
He also stressed that ...
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