Federal Register #B-138-2026

Foreign-Trade Zone notices for proposed beverage-can and aircraft-engine manufacturing

The Department of Commerce’s Foreign-Trade Zones Board received notices describing proposed manufacturing activity by Metal Container (MCC) LP and Pratt & Whitney, a Division of RTX Corporation; this is not a solicitation or purchase request. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. - Companies and proposed production: - Metal Container (MCC) LP: Empty beverage cans (body only) at Windsor, Colorado (FTZ 123), and Jacksonville, Florida (FTZ 64), using aluminum body stock. - Pratt & Whitney, a Division of RTX Corporation: Aircraft engines, modules, and parts at North Berwick, Maine (FTZ 186). The described products include aircraft turbines, turbopropellers, gas turbines, ducts, blades, blisks, disks, nozzles, seals, manifolds, modules, vanes, and gears. - Notable requirements and context: The notices concern proposed use of foreign-status materials in FTZ production. The initial notice notes that aluminum body stock may be subject to Section 232 and Section 301 duties depending on country of origin. No purchase quantities, part numbers, or contract requirements are provided.

Description

Metal Container (MCC) LP submitted a notification to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board regarding proposed production activity at its facility in Windsor, Colorado, within FTZ 123. The proposed finished product is empty beverage cans (body only), and the proposed foreign-status component is aluminum body stock. The notice states that the aluminum stock may be subject to Section 232 and Section 301 duties, depending on its country of origin, and that applicable decisions require admission to FTZs in privileged foreign status. Public comments are invited through December 1, 2026.

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