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  2. Illinois Steel Company - Wikipedia

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    Illinois Steel grew to become one of the largest steel and iron producers in the country by the late 1880s, producing over 1.1 million tons of pig iron and about one million tons of steel. The company specialized in rail track (including rail, fastenings, and steel plates), mineral wool , wire, pig iron, and hydraulic Portland cement .

  3. History of the iron and steel industry in the United States

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    The American Steel Industry, 1850–1970: A Geographical Interpretation (1973) (ISBN 0198232144) Whaples, Robert. "Andrew Carnegie", EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History online; U.S. Steel's History of U.S. Steel; Urofsky, Melvin I. Big Steel and the Wilson Administration: A Study in Business-Government Relations (1969) Spiegel ...

  4. Joliet Iron and Steel Works - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Joliet Steel Works eventually became unprofitable, and all operations were ceased by the early 1980s. [5] In the 1990s, the Forest Preserve District of Will County purchased the property containing the ruins of the ironworks to preserve a piece of history. The district operates the site as the Joliet Iron Works Historic Site.

  5. South Works - Wikipedia

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    In 1889, the facility merged with three other steel mills to form a new company called Illinois Steel, which later became part of Federal Steel. [1] By 1901, the company was under the control of US Steel. [1] By 1951, the South Works boasted 11 blast furnaces, 8 electric furnaces, and 12 rolling mills, and employed some 15,000 employees. [2]

  6. Joliet Iron and Steel Company - Wikipedia

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    Joliet Iron and Steel Company was a steel manufacturer located in Joliet, Illinois. The Union Coal, Iron and Transportation Company was founded in 1869. In 1873, it was reorganized into the Joliet Iron and Steel Company. [1] [2] In 1889 the company became part of Illinois Steel Company. [3] The Joliet Works of Illinois Steel ceased operations ...

  7. Iron and steel industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The industry argued that steel tariffs imposed in 2018 boosted steel prices, profits, and employment. They have also publicly called for stricter enforcement of trade laws and increased tariffs on steel-intensive products from China and Southeast Asia. [21]

  8. Why US Steel sale could be good for American ... - AOL

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    The bids came as steel prices came down almost 45% off their pandemic highs in September 2021. A rise in prices during the early stages of the pandemic helped the company turn itself around ...

  9. History of the steel industry (1970–present) - Wikipedia

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    The Steel Industry of China: Its Present Status and Future Potential (1999) Hogan, William T. Minimills and Integrated Mills: A Comparison of Steelmaking in the United States (1987) Meny, Yves. Politics of Steel: Western Europe and the Steel Industry in the Crisis Years (1974–1984) (1986) Scheuerman, William.