/tags/steel-industry Steel Industry en-US Copyright Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:18:17 GMT /2025-03-20/worthington-steel-executives-cautiously-optimistic-as-trumps-steel-tariffs-go-into-effect Worthington Steel held an earnings call with investors on Thursday where company President/CEO Geoff Gilmore expressed cautious optimism in the market. Gilmore said uncertainty and change are leading to a sense of unease in some supply chains. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:18:17 GMT /2025-03-20/worthington-steel-executives-cautiously-optimistic-as-trumps-steel-tariffs-go-into-effect George Shillcock /2025-03-06/worthington-steel-to-close-cleveland-plant-it-operated-with-canadian-company-as-tariffs-loom President Donald Trump's tariff threats against Canada include potential taxes on Canadian imports of steel. The Worthington Samuel Coil Processing plant in Cleveland was operated with Canadian metals distributor Samuel, Son & Company. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 20:36:25 GMT /2025-03-06/worthington-steel-to-close-cleveland-plant-it-operated-with-canadian-company-as-tariffs-loom George Shillcock /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-07-07/life-in-a-cleveland-steel-mill This episode originally aired on March 9, 2020.Eliese Goldbach never dreamt that the ArcelorMittal steel mill she passed often as a child growing up in… Tue, 07 Jul 2020 11:43:12 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-07-07/life-in-a-cleveland-steel-mill /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-03-09/life-in-a-cleveland-steel-mill Eliese Goldbach never dreamt that the ArcelorMittal steel mill she passed often as a child growing up in Cleveland would one day be her workplace.After… Mon, 09 Mar 2020 09:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-03-09/life-in-a-cleveland-steel-mill /news-partners/npr-news/2018-09-03/a-high-school-reunion-reveals-when-steel-mills-fell-silent-fates-got-flipped Marilyn Geewax, who recently retired as an NPR business editor, returned to Ohio for her class's 45th reunion. The visit showed how things changed dramatically for retirees in just one generation. Mon, 03 Sep 2018 09:06:31 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2018-09-03/a-high-school-reunion-reveals-when-steel-mills-fell-silent-fates-got-flipped Marilyn Geewax /news/2018-08-29/ohio-steel-manufacturers-say-tariffs-causing-market-craziness A Cleveland manufacturer says the tariffs imposed against imported steel are making it harder to do business in the U.S. It's hoping for a quick… Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:29:36 GMT /news/2018-08-29/ohio-steel-manufacturers-say-tariffs-causing-market-craziness Jeff St. Clair /news/2018-08-22/postcard-from-a-japanese-steel-town Kamaishi, Japan, may be a long way from Cleveland, but both cities have a lot in common.Once upon a time, they were thriving hubs for steel production.… Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:22:45 GMT /news/2018-08-22/postcard-from-a-japanese-steel-town Adrian Ma /news/2018-05-02/trumps-delay-of-tariffs-disappoints-midwest-steelmakers Midwest iron and steel industry leaders say they are disappointed by the Trump administration’s delay on a decision about which countries will face new… Wed, 02 May 2018 19:15:59 GMT /news/2018-05-02/trumps-delay-of-tariffs-disappoints-midwest-steelmakers Becca Schimmel /npr-news/2018-04-24/protection-for-the-steel-industry-is-as-old-as-america The U.S. steel industry has enjoyed protection from foreign competitors since the 1790s. It says new import tariffs are actually just leveling the playing field and shouldn't be labeled "protection." Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:19:00 GMT /npr-news/2018-04-24/protection-for-the-steel-industry-is-as-old-as-america John Ydstie /ideastream/2018-03-09/steel-tariffs-may-cause-rethink-of-domestic-manufacturing President Trump's decision to impose 25 percent tariff on foreign steel, and 10 percent on foreign aluminum was not a surprise for those who followed his campaign rhetoric. But Ohio State University economist Ned Hill was surprised by *how* the President announced the decision, without perhaps considering all of the repercussions. He says one of the benefits of free trade is forcing industries to become more competitive on the international market, which is ultimately what happened to the steel industry. Fri, 09 Mar 2018 23:01:04 GMT /ideastream/2018-03-09/steel-tariffs-may-cause-rethink-of-domestic-manufacturing