Australia’s Trade Minister Don Farrell has rejected claims that Australian aluminium exports are harming the U.S. market, saying that the increase in exports was done with the full approval of the U.S. government.
“I don’t believe we have [been killing the U.S. aluminium market],” he told ABC radio on Feb. 13.
“I’m sure that we comply with all of the obligations that America imposes on those companies that are supplying into the United States. And it wouldn’t matter whether it was beef or lamb or grain or steel or aluminium, I would be absolutely certain Australian companies comply with all of their obligations in terms of reporting into the United States,” he added….