MAGNESIUM – NAFTA
October 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLA NORTH American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) disputes panel is to consider the legality of USA plans to impose countervailing duties on Canadian exports of pure and alloy magnesium.The request was made by Canada's Magnola Metallurgy Inc, owned by the country's metal giant Noranda Minerals Inc. Magnola wants to challenge conclusions reached by the USA's International Trade Administration (ITA) following a 2002 review about the need to protect the American magnesium industry against alleged Canadian subsidies. The ITA, NAFTA officials told Metal ...
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