U. S. Steel earns 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s annual scorecard addressing LGBTQ workplace equality.

The company finished the year with an OSHA “Days Away” rate of 0.10, which is seven times better that the industry average reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

U.S. mills produced an estimated 1,876k tons at an 81.1 percent utilization rate, up from 1,866k tons and an 80.7 percent rate previously. 

Weeks have passed since President Trump's initial threat to impose steel tariffs on steel from Argentina and Brazil. It seems he has backed down from the threat. 

Meantime, global steel production declined for the third consecutive month on a year-over-year basis.

According to the Associated Press, 1,545 jobs will be cut at Great Lakes Works as the U.S. Steel Corporation plans to idle work at the plants.

“AK Steel is pleased and honored to be named to Newsweek’s 2020 list of America’s Most Responsible Companies,” says AK Steel Chief Executive Officer Roger Newport.  

On Monday, President Trump announced plans to restore tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports from Brazil and Argentina. The announcement caught everyone by surprise raises many questions. 

On Monday, President Trump announced plans to restore tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports from Brazil and Argentina.

In tweets posted Dec. 2, 2019, President Trump announced that he will restore tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from the two countries.