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U.S. Steel Reverses Plan to Halt Granite City Processing With 'Indefinite' Slab Supply

Union pushback coincides with federal oversight tied to Nippon Steel’s acquisition.

FILE - Rolls of finished steel are seen at the U.S. Steel Granite City Works facility Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Granite City, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
U.S. President Donald Trump visits U.S. Steel Corporation–Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
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Overview

  • U.S. Steel said it will keep supplying raw steel slabs to Granite City indefinitely, reversing a planned halt to processing in the coming weeks.
  • The company did not detail what changed, saying only it had found a solution to continue slab consumption at the Illinois facility.
  • The United Steelworkers credited worker and political pressure for the outcome and vowed to continue organizing, while U.S. Steel said it remains in full compliance with the White House agreement.
  • Protections linked to Nippon Steel’s purchase prohibit layoffs or pay cuts for about 800 Granite City employees until at least 2027.
  • Granite City operates as a processing mill producing sheet steel after blast furnaces were idled in 2019 and 2023, and the Nippon deal’s ‘golden share’ gives the U.S. government a say over certain decisions.