The U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition Commends President Trump’s Recent Executive Order Regarding Aluminum Tariff WASHINGTON, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition (USAEC)
Wall Street Journal Letter to the Editor: Mexico’s Tariff Advantage Was Years in the Making This commentary is by Jason Weber, President of the Aluminum Extruders
Commentary: Aluminum imports threaten Trump’s efforts to rebuild domestic supply chains This commentary is by former White House Chief of Staff and Member of Congress
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Aluminum wars: U.S. factory owners seek ‘political’ route to higher import taxes under Trump Aluminum plant owners and others hope the Trump
Press Release: Statement about the Negative Vote by the International Trade Commission WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following statement was issued by the U.S. Aluminum Extruders
U.S. Rep. Norcross tours Western Aluminum Extrusions in New Jersey Congressman Donald Norcross (D-New Jersey) visited Western Aluminum Extrusions plant in Pennsauken, New Jersey this
Commerce Department Issues Final Determinations in Trade Cases on Aluminum Extrusions from 14 Countries. Antidumping and Subsidy Duties of 1.44% up to More Than 376% Imposed on Imports of Aluminum Extrusions
After bankruptcy and a shutdown, a modest revival by new operators is underway in parts of the former 55-acre Aluminum Shapes complex in Pennsauken, where 3,000 workers once labored making vehicle and construction parts.
Shapes, founded in 1954 and earlier located in Northeast Philly, initially supplied windows and pools for fast-growing suburbs and then branched out. Its scaffolding was used to repair the Washington Monument and the Statue of Liberty. As U.S. building slowed in 2008, descendants of founder Ben Corson took the company into bankruptcy.
The Philadelphia Inquirer: These South Jersey metal makers say unfair imports slow sales, hiring. Would more tariffs help? Metal plants are seeking even tariff protection against cheap imports from China and its many trading partners.
Pennsylvania is justifiably proud of its manufacturing roots. But thousands of its skilled workers have lost or might soon lose their jobs because China, Mexico, Vietnam, Malaysia, and other countries are dumping their products into the U.S. at unjustifiably low prices.
