How Much Will the Price of Beer Go Up in Response to Tariffs on Aluminum?

That's the question millions are asking after reading a NYT article on the state of the U.S. aluminum industry. The article notes that an increasing share of alumunim is imported, mostly from Iceland and other countries with low cost electricity. (The industry uses huge amounts of electricity.) However it also points out that China is getting a growing share of the market and the industry claims that the Chinese firms are subsidized by the government. The industry and steelworkers union are a...

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Published on July 02, 2017 00:30
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