The Aluminum Association Calls for Strong Regional Trade Enforcement

It would take billions of investment over decades to make the United States fully self-sufficient for its metal needs.

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The Aluminum Association has issued a statement in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing 25% tariffs on all imports entering the country through Canada.

The trade association for aluminum applauded President Trump's initiatives to protect American production and defend borders by combating unfair international trade.

Charles Johnson, President and CEO of the Aluminum Association, asserts that the United States is a global leader in aluminum fabrication and production. The strength depends on importing scrap and smelted aluminum from Canada. To become completely self-sufficient in its metal demands, the United States would need to invest billions of dollars over decades.

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Since 2016, more than $10 billion has been invested in the U.S. manufacturing sector as a result of Trump's first term as president, which recognized the dangers non-market actors bring to these sectors.

President Trump was requested by the trade group to exempt the supply of aluminum metal required by American manufacturers. Additionally, all available measures against unfairly traded Chinese aluminum must be implemented at the U.S. border. It also stated that tariffs need to be harmonized with trading partners in North America.

About 700,000 jobs are supported by the $228 billion in economic output produced by the aluminum industry in the United States.