U.S. aluminum producers filed an antidumping complaint against China on Thursday, charging they’ve suffered “material injury” from cheap imports that benefited from Chinese government subsidies.
The Aluminum Association, which filed the complaint with U.S. regulators on behalf of its members, said that Chinese aluminum foils were sold at deep discounts in the U.S. during the second half of 2016, ranging from 38% to more than 134% less than fair value.
The complaint asks the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission to consider anti-dumping duties, reflecting the discount rates, to correct what the group says is “unfair pricing.”
