Congressional Caucus Calls for Committees, ITC to Look into China Aluminum Production
House Ways and Means should request that the International Trade Commission investigate factors affecting the competitiveness of the U.S. aluminum industry, especially focusing on China’s increased capacity and production of aluminum over the last decade, the Congressional Aluminum Caucus said…
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in a letter (here) to the committee’s chairman and ranking member. “U.S. aluminum producers are facing debilitating competitive conditions and the root causes need to be further understood,” the letter states. “Capacity and production increases in China, which has gone from producing 10 percent of global supply to more than 50 percent during the past 10 years, have contributed to the problematic situation for the U.S. industry.” Only Ways and Means and the Senate Finance Committee can request an ITC investigation. The Congressional Aluminum Caucus made up of Reps. Suzan Delbene, D-Wash., Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, and Larry Bucshon, R-Ill.