North America
All the latest headlines from NAFTA trading partners: the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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China Lodges Complaint Over Canadian Steel Tariffs
02 October 2024 - China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over Canada’s new 25% tariff on Chinese steel, aluminum and electric vehicles.
Report: Bull Moose to Expand in Missouri
02 October 2024 - Bull Moose Tube is planning to build a US$25 million plant in Gerald, Mo., reports the PTI news service.
U. S. Steel: Nippon Steel Merger Will Bring Significant Economic Gains to Pennsylvania
02 October 2024 - United States Steel Corporation estimates that a promised investment in its Mon Valley Works would translate into nearly US$1 billion in incremental economic impact to Pennsylvania over the next two years.
Surging Imports Prompt Liberty Steel and Wire to Pause Production
26 September 2024 - Liberty Steel and Wire is throttling back production and temporarily laying off employees at its Peoria, Ill., USA, facility, reports the (Peoria, Ill.) Journal Star newspaper.
Harris: Domestic Ownership of U. S. Steel Trumps Potential Job Losses
26 September 2024 - U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Wednesday reiterated her support for a domestically owned United States Steel Corporation, saying that control of the company outweighs the potential for job losses, reports the Bloomberg news service.
Arbitration Panel Rules For U. S. Steel in Merger Dispute
25 September 2024 - Arbitrators have sided with United States Steel Corporation in a union dispute over the execution of its planned merger with Nippon Steel Corp.
U.S. Energy Department Announces Effort to Measure Carbon Intensity of Industrial Products
25 September 2024 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a pilot project that will attempt to measure the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of certain industrial products, it said on Wednesday.
In a First, Big River Earns Right to Market ResponsibleSteel Certified Steel
24 September 2024 - United States Steel Corporation’s Big River facility has qualified to sell steel under the ResponsibleSteel Certified Steel banner, the first in the world to do so, the company has announced.
Primetals Technologies Inks Caster Maintenance Agreement With Outokumpu
24 September 2024 - Primetals Technologies and Outokumpu Stainless USA have signed a five-year, cost-per-ton maintenance agreement covering the steelmaker’s single-strand caster in in Calvert, Ala., USA.