Downstream aluminium makers find exports unviable as imports swell

The dumping of aluminium downstream products in the Indian market has turned the operation of domestic manufacturers of these items unviable. While local downstream manufacturers are looking at exports as an option to stay in business, low export incentives and lower global prices are eroding their margins threatening their survival.    

Imports from China have magnified after the US-China trade conflict. The downstream manufacturers are also unable to expand their export market due to limited incentives for them in the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS).

Unlike the big primary producers, the secondary players face the price disadvantage as they