Indian companies ask govt to restrict Chinese aluminium imports

In a presentation made by the Aluminium Association of India (AAI), the industry told the government that manufacturers were suffered owing to the impact of unfavourable Free Trade Agreements

Arguing that recent import duty hikes by the US may see huge amounts of Chinese aluminium scraps being dumped in India, manufacturers have asked the government to curb imports.

Recently, executives from companies, including Vedanta and Hindalco, met Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Secretary Ramesh Abhishek to request that quantitative restrictions be placed on aluminium imports, which have shot up over the past two years, a commerce ministry official said.

In a presentation made by the Aluminium Association of India (AAI), which was reviewed by Business Standard, the industry told the government that manufacturers were suffered owing to