Thirty-one years ago, Mary Lynn Gargas-South was the sole female employee of over 200 salaried employees at ArcelorMittal steel in East Chicago. Today, 20 percent of the salaried and managerial staff is women, along with 10 percent of all hourly workers. Women in the steel industry, both on the floor and behind a desk, are… Read more »
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has just ruled against the US in a decision that prevents US importers from charging high tariffs to India’s steel products. India argued that certain countervailing duties (CVD) imposed by the US were not in line with certain provisions of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM). This will… Read more »
With a greater increase in making India more of an urban area, with extensive improvements being made to steel and other foundations, India has come across a major dilemma for themselves. Previously the Indian Prime Minister Narendra had been pushing for more and more things to be made in India so that there could be… Read more »
The steel industry is very important to both the American economy as well as the nation’s identity. We are a country forged in steel, and many of our largest cities have been built on the steel trade. Unfortunately, American steel corporations have not fared well over the past few decades, creating a precarious situation in… Read more »
American steel has been a proud industry over the course of our nation’s history, but unfair competition from imports has been causing a lot of concern among domestic manufacturers. This industry can still be a huge economic engine if we protect ourselves from countries that break the rules. Luckily, American governmental agencies are starting to… Read more »
