Kerre Woodham: Would you rather NZ jobs in a premium product or cheap materials?
What would you rather? New Zealand jobs in a premium product or cheap materials? The aluminium extrusion industry says the government's decision not to impose a safeguard on imports may have signed the New Zealand industry's death warrant. Under advice from MBIE, the government has rejected a request to give special temporary protection to the aluminium extrusion industry in the face of growing competition from offshore.
The industry, which manufactures aluminium into products such as windows and door frames, had asked the government for what is known as safeguard protection measures to give…
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