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All the latest headlines from NAFTA trading partners: the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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Metallus Receives State Support for US$100M Expansion

08 August 2024 - Specialty metals manufacturer Metallus Inc. has received US$3.5 million in grants from the state of Ohio in support of a planned expansion. 

AISI: Commerce Department Made the Correct Decision on Vietnam Non-Market Economy Status 

08 August 2024 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) is applauding the Commerce Department’s decision to retain Vietnam’s non-market economy status. 

Inductotherm Names New Leadership 

07 August 2024 -  Inductotherm Group has named two new co-leaders as longtime chief executive officer (CEO) Gary Doyon steps down from his role as part of the company’s planned succession strategy.

Nippon Steel Remains Confident in U. S. Steel Acquisition

05 August 2024 - Nippon Steel Corp. has reiterated its belief that will finalize its proposed acquisition of United States Steel Corporation by year’s end.  

Nucor’s Capital Spend Is About to Rise 

29 July 2024 - Nucor Corp. in June marked the opening of its new Gallatin, Ky., tube mill and is looking to bring a number of other, major capital projects across the finish line over the next two years. 

U. S. Steel Takes Its Merger Case to Voters

29 July 2024 - United States Steel Corporation has turned to a new tactic as it pushes to brings its US$14.9 billion merger with Nippon Steel Corp. to fruition: pitching the public directly. 

TT Iron Steel Closes on Point Lisas Acquisition 

29 July 2024 - Iron Steel Co. Ltd. has closed on its acquisition of a former ArcelorMittal iron and steel plant in Trinidad and Tobago. 

ABB Tapped for SDI Heartland Substation Improvements 

29 July 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) recently contracted to ABB to modernize an 18-breaker substation serving the steelmaker’s Heartland facility in Terre Haute, Ind., USA. 

ABB Tapped for SDI Heartland Substation Improvements 

29 July 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) recently contracted to ABB to modernize an 18-breaker substation serving the steelmaker’s Heartland facility in Terre Haute, Ind., USA. 

Cleveland-Cliffs Electrical Transformer Plant Could Employ 600

24 July 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. expects to employ up to 600 people in Weirton, W.Va., USA, once it starts its planned electrical transformer plant, chairman and chief executive officer Lourenco Goncalves said Monday.

American Steel CEOs Push for Further Action on Mexican Imports

24 July 2024 - The U.S. government should take further steps to stop transshipments of steel through Mexico, the chief executive officers of two of the country’s top steel producers said this week, according to the Bloomberg news service. 

U. S. Steel Partners with Industrial Decarbonization Start-Up

23 July 2024 - United States Steel Corporation will collaborate with a California startup that is developing a less-energy-intensive iron reduction process. 

Zekelman Industries to Expand Alabama Facilities

23 July 2024 - Pipe and tube producer Zekelman Industries is investing more than US$6 million in operations in Jefferson County, Ala., USA. 

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Teams with Nippon Steel 

22 July 2024 - Nippon Steel Corp. has enlisted the help of former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as it works toward finalizing its US$14.9 billion acquisition of United States Steel Corporation, accord to the Reuters news service.