【SMM Aluminium Flash News】EU: Will urge US to lower aluminium tariffs

Published: Nov 25, 2025 09:52

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The European Union will urge the US to further implement the trade agreement reached between the EU and the US in July, including a reduction in aluminium tariffs, during a meeting with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Brussels, Belgium today. Lutnick and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will attend the meeting with trade ministers from the 27 EU member states. This will be the first high-level meeting between officials from both sides since the tariff agreement was reached. In July, the EU and the US reached an agreement under which the US would impose a 15% tariff on most EU exports, but both sides are still negotiating further trade concessions. The EU wants the US to reduce its current 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum, while Washington is demanding that the EU withdraw its environmental and digital regulations.The EU is also pushing for a broader "metals alliance" with the US to prevent China's overcapacity from impacting the economies of both Europe and the US. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen noted that the talks would be an opportunity to discuss how to "stabilize EU-US trade relations." He added that it was also "a good opportunity to discuss the issues we face together, namely the global trading system and China, among others."

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