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ArcelorMittal USA CEO Sees Slow Growth for Steel Industry

Manufacturing, including steel and related industries, have led the U.S. out of the recession, but it will take consumers, the housing industry, employers and federal lawmakers to keep the country on the road to recovery, a top ArcelorMittal executive told area business leaders Thursday.
Mike Rippey, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal USA, told members of the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce he sees positive growth for the steel industry in the next few years with pent-up demand for new vehicles, significant growth in the energy pipe and tube market and increased infrastructure work...
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