aluminum

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The war raised global prices and severed U.S. manufacturers’ access to aluminum in the Persian Gulf region.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Metal-intensive industrial equipment and electrical grid equipment will pay a 15% rate through 2027, and products made abroad but “entirely with American steel, aluminum, and copper” will be subject to 10% tariffs.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Bud Reitnouer has spent 43 years building a business out of aluminum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Not only has the war caused global prices to increase, but it has cut off U.S. manufacturers’ access to aluminum sources in the UAE and Bahrain.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Little metal was used in our straps and fittings, but the harnesses had buckles of aluminum alloy, too fine to fasten with mittens on, which burned in that cold exactly as if they were red-hot.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin