Commodities
US Detains Chinese Aluminum, a Suspected Product of Forced Labor
- Aluminum becomes fourth product targeted from Xinjiang region
- China says US is destabilizing industrial supply chains
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The US is beginning to detain imports of aluminum products suspected of being made through forced labor, particularly from China’s Xinjiang region, according to one of the world’s biggest shipping firms.
US Customs and Border Protection has begun issuing “detention notices” for such products, AP Moller-Maersk A/S said Tuesday on its website, adding that the action will most likely target aluminum used in automotive parts.