@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Nippon Steel is projecting a larger net loss than previously expected for the fiscal year through next month due partly to a fire that broke out at a plant in Muroran, Hokkaido, last December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/06/companies/nippon-steel-net-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Nippon Steel plans to invest ¥6 trillion over the next five years, including in U.S. Steel, which was acquired by the Japanese steelmaker in June. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/12/companies/nippon-steel-6-trillion-invest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Japan’s JFE Steel will invest 157.5 billion rupees in an equal joint venture with India’s JSW Steel as demand for steel in the South Asian country is surging. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/04/companies/jfe-steel-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Japan’s major trading houses are facing a prolonged slump in iron ore and coking coal prices as Chinese steel exports flood into Asia and beyond, constraining profits for at least the next six months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/companies/china-steel-exports-trading-houses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@RememberUsAlways@newsie.social avatar RememberUsAlways , (edited ) to random

In 1952, the Supreme Court struck down President Harry S. 's seizure of steel mills in Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. ruling that the president had overstepped his authority.




@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us avatar ChrisMayLA6 , to random

Chris Bryant (Trade Minister) claims the UK is talking with the US & EU to develop a three-way 'steel alliance' to tackle the glut of Chinese steel that has (re)shaped the global market.

It will be an interesting indicator of how important the UK remains in global trade relations.

The EU suggests the UK will get a 'preferential look' at new EU Steel trade regulations while any US commitments seems more vague.

It seems unlikely this will save the UK's steel sector.


h/t FT

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Japan turns to anti-dumping measures as international trade gets complicated, with an uptick in the number of probes this year indicating an evolving strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/15/economy/japan-anti-dumping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Britain's east coast has turned into ground zero for the latest stage of industrial decay — and its looming political fallout. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/world/politics/brexit-uk-east-coast/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us avatar ChrisMayLA6 , to random

Looks like the European Union, in a bid to save its own steel industry, is going to start imposing high tariffs (for imports above a quota related to imports in 2013), leaving the UK steel sector suffering already from higher US tariffs, now soon to be blocked from its primary market (around 80% of UK steel imports go to the EU).

Whether a new 'steel strategy' and//or perhaps the current swing into Military Keynesianism can save the sector seems at best optimistic.


h/t FT

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Nippon Steel is investing some $300 million in two United States Steel plants as part of the Japanese company's $11 billion commitment to the American steelmaker. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/companies/nippon-steel-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump blocked United States Steel's plan to stop production at a plant in Illinois, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/20/companies/trump-blocked-us-steel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Japan’s exports sustained their steepest drop in more than four years in July as U.S. tariffs continued to weigh on global commerce, clouding the outlook for growth at a time when personal spending remains unsteady. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/20/economy/japan-july-exports-fall-most-in-four-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The Trump administration has announced that it will increase scrutiny on a range of goods from China as it pursues the president's trade goals and continues fighting alleged forced labor in Xinjiang. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/20/markets/us-china-steel-lithium-forced-labor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Japan will begin an anti-dumping probe into some Chinese and South Korean steel goods, the latest effort by the nation to protect local producers against a wave of imports of the alloy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/13/japan-antidumping-probe-china-south-korea-steel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Two workers have died while 10 others were wounded after several blasts occurred at a U.S. Steel plant in the state of Pennsylvania. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/12/companies/pennsylvania-steel-plant-explosions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Nippon Steel on Thursday announced the appointment of three new independent U.S. directors to the board of United States Steel, bringing the number of American citizens on the seven-member board to four. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/31/companies/nippon-steel-directors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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