The country is facing a second year of zero growth, with industry leaders gloomy and worried about potential tariffs from President-elect Donald Trump.
Category: Steel and Iron
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Ohio Reaps Benefits From a Climate Law JD Vance Repeatedly Attacks
Former President Donald J. Trump has called for clawing back unspent funds included in the Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden’s landmark climate bill. That could have adverse impacts in Ohio.
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U.S. Steel C.E.O. Says Nippon Deal Will Strengthen National Security
David Burritt expressed confidence that the sale of the American manufacturer to a Japanese owner would close “on its merits” despite bipartisan backlash.
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Big Energy Issue in Pennsylvania Is Low Natural Gas Prices. Not Fracking.
Energy businesses and farmers in western Pennsylvania are struggling because of prices, an issue that has not figured prominently in the campaigns of Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris.
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Greener Steel at Britain’s Largest Plant Comes With Heavy Job Losses
The British government and Tata of India said they would invest 1.25 billion pounds in a plan to convert the steel mill at Port Talbot in Wales to an electric furnace.
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U.S. Blowback to Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel Merger Vexes Japan
A looming decision in Washington to block Nippon Steel’s merger with U.S. Steel on national security grounds is raising sharp questions in Tokyo.
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Biden Expected to Block U.S. Steel Takeover
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is expected to raise national security concerns about selling the iconic steel producer to Japan’s Nippon Steel.
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Nippon Steel’s $15 Billion U.S. Steel Takeover Bid Is in Peril
The proposed merger of Japanese and American industrial giants, which proponents say would benefit both countries, is ensnared by political and labor opposition.
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For American Brands Worried About China, Is India the Future?
As multinational retailers diminish their dependence on Chinese factories, some are shifting production to India.
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Biden Looks to Thwart Surge of Chinese Imports
The president has proposed new barriers to Chinese electric vehicles, steel and other goods that could undermine his manufacturing agenda.