U.S. Steel Is Investing $1 Billion to Transform Mon Valley Works Near Pittsburgh By Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch Thursday, May 2, 2019 U.S. Steel was the world’s first billion dollar corporation — and now the company is investing more than $1 billion to transform its hometown steelmaking complex into what CEO Dave Burritt says will be “the most innovative steel mill in the United States of America.” Located just outside Pittsburgh, Mon Valley Works is an integrated operation of several different facilities, and U.S. Steel is aiming to increase its efficiency while also significantly reducing its emissions. The upgrades will allow Mon Valley Works to churn out the type of high-strength, lightweight-yet-flexible steel sought after by the auto, appliance and construction industries. A new cogeneration facility will be built at the Clairton Plant in Clairton, Pa., which will allow the company to convert a portion of coke oven gas into electricity to power operations throughout the entire Mon Valley Works. At the Edgar Thomson Plant in nearby Braddock, the company will build a new sustainable endless casting and rolling facility, the first of its kind in the United States and one of only a handful in the world. The 3,000 current employees at Mon Valley Works will have the chance to receive training to operate the upgraded facility, and U.S. Steel plans to “partner with educators in our community” to train the next generation of steelworkers for advanced manufacturing jobs. Meanwhile, the company expects to see a big decrease in its carbon footprint because of the improvements, including a 60 percent drop in particulate matter, a 50 percent decrease of sulfur dioxide and an 80 percent drop of nitrogen oxides. U.S. Steel is among several domestic producers who are investing in U.S. operations following the implementation of “Section 232” tariffs on steel imports in 2018. The company restarted two blast furnaces at its Granite City Works facility outside St. Louis, Mo., creating 800 jobs; is restarting operations in Lone Star, Texas, supporting 140 jobs; and is resuming construction of an electric arc furnace in Fairfield, Ala., creating 600 construction jobs and 150 new jobs once things are up and running. It also will spend $750 million in Indiana at its Gary Works facility. But Burritt described the Mon Valley Works investment as “a truly transformational investment” for U.S. Steel. “This is great for our customers and also positions the community here for a very bright future for generations to come,” Burritt told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “This is where steel started, and this is where steel continues.”
They're going to regret that https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...co-canada-pact-struggles-congress/3638660002/
They just want to take Pennsylvania from Trump in 2020. Bigger picture though... The thing with Canada and Mexico in regards to the metal tariffs isn't really about their domestic operations... its about China using them as a backdoor to sneak in subsidized steel. So while the USMCA may be in limbo.... the steel is all about China. Trump won't cave on that. I think whatever happens regarding the N American trade initiatives, U.S. Steel will be fine.
With Russian, with the addition of Chinese, Ukrainian, and Saudi Arabian help this time, I don’t see how we can’t help but steal the Presidential election again. <Grin>
No way. Trump will landslide PA if your boy Biden isn't the nominee. And if by some miracle Biden is, you can expect daily MAGA rallies across the entire state next summer. Trump will go door to door himself if he has to to win PA. Philly and the surrounding areas will always go left... thats a given. Other than that... Pennsylvanians don't give a fuck about political correctness and snowflakes with hurt feelings crying over words. They care about their homes, their kid's futures, their sports, and their beer. Thats it. Salt of the earth them folks.
Keep dreaming. Trump won by less than 45,000 votes and less than 1 point last time. In 2018 the democrat won The Governors race by 17 points In 2018 the democrat won The Senate race by 13 points Trumps approval rating in PA is 42% Three in five Pennsylvania voters are ready to move on from President Trump, poll says New Franklin & Marshall data shows just 36 percent in the Keystone State favor re-election More than three in five Pennsylvania voters think it’s “time for a change” and are ready to move on from President Donald Trump, according to a new Franklin & Marshall poll released this week. When asked about Trump’s performance since becoming President, voters in the poll were presented with two options, along with a third “do not know” option: 1. “Has done a good enough job to deserve re-election”, or 2. “It is time for a change”. Sixty-one percent of those polled responded that it is time for a change, compared to 36 percent who said they believe Trump has done a good enough job to deserve re-election. Of the 61 percent of respondents who said they believe it is time for a change, Franklin & Marshall reported, 80 percent said they will vote against Trump in the next presidential election “no matter who runs against him”. The latest national approval rating of President Trump from Gallup showed a 39 percent approval rating, and a 57 percent disapproval rating, as of March 10