U.S. Steel wants to sell the Granite City, Illinois mill to SunCoke, which would open a pig iron plant near St. Louis. If this happens, 1,000 jobs would be cut.

HEAVY IRON BUYING BY STEEL MILLS; Pressure at the Mills Forces Many Into Open Market to Supply Their Own Deficiencies. LABOR SHORTAGE NOW Coke Companies Especially Feel the Scarcity of Common ...

U.S. Steel is closing three of the oldest coke batteries supplying its flagship Gary Works steel mill. The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker is closing coke batteries 1, 2 and 3 at its Clairton Plant in ...

Within U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works, diesel-powered locomotives chug along the plant’s rail lines, hauling tons of steel, coke, scrap metals and iron ore for steel production. Now, those ...