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"Level playing field": Aluminium sector calls for safeguards amid flood of cheap imports

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 9 Jun 2026, 8:06am
Photo / Dean Purcell | File
Photo / Dean Purcell | File

"Level playing field": Aluminium sector calls for safeguards amid flood of cheap imports

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 9 Jun 2026, 8:06am

An uptick in cheap aluminium extrusion imports could be hurting local manufacturers. 

The Government's looking into global safeguards after imports of products, like those made here, surged 30% in the first four months of the year compared to last year.  

Aluminium Extruders Association chief executive Nick Collins told Heather du Plessis-Allan the US and the EU have tariffs in place.  

He says we need something in the range of 15–25%, so local manufacturers are on a level playing field.  

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