ENA Sectors 2016-09-20 06:29:19 <p><strong>New Delhi, Sep 20 (KNN)</strong> Union Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New &amp; Renewable Energy and Mines Piyush Goyal met the representatives from aluminium industry today.</p> <p>In a tweet, Goyal said, Met Federation of All India Aluminium Utensils Manufacturers &amp; Aluminium Secondary Manufacturers Association.</p> <p>Recently, the Minister had told a media agency in an interview that he is in favour of imposing a Minimum Import Price on the metal to counter dumping of cheap aluminium products.</p> <p> My personal view is that an MIP on aluminium products should be imposed as I would like to protect the domestic aluminium industry. There is a strong case that dumping is happening and we need to correct it, Goyal had said.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the Director General of Safeguards (DGS) is holding a Public Hearing in Safeguard investigation concerning increased imports of Unwrought Aluminium (Aluminium not alloyed and Aluminium alloys) into India on September 29, 2016.</p> <p>In this regard DGS has invited the industry bodies including IEEMA to seek views of the stakeholders on this.</p> <p>The imports of unwrought aluminium increased from 2,42,533 MT in 2011-12 to 4,32,370 MT till 2015-16 (annualised) recording an increase of 78 per cent.<strong> (KNN Bureau)</strong></p> 15418 http://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/piyush-goyal-meets-representatives-from-aluminium-industry-today 2016-09-20 06:29:19 knnindia.co.in