Trump's new ace against imported steel – and Brazilian ore
Donald Trump continua determinado em reviver a indústria do aço nos EUA – e espera se cacifar eleitoralmente com isso nas eleições de meio de mandato, em novembro. O Presidente americano anunciou ontem um projeto de US$ 15 bilhões da Mesabi Metallics: a construção, em Iowa, de uma das maiores siderúrgicas do país. A usina […] The post O novo trunfo de Trump contra o aço importado – e o minério…
US President Donald Trump has announced a $15 billion project by Mesabi Metallics to build one of the country's largest steel plants in Iowa. The plant will have an initial annual capacity of 7.5 million tons, increasing to 10 million tons, and will process ore from a new $2.5 billion mine in Minnesota, the first new ore deposit to be opened in the US in over 50 years.
The project is expected to create 1,750 direct jobs and 6,000 construction jobs, and will be financed with a $10 billion loan from the US EXIM Bank. Trump says the project was made possible by tariffs imposed on imported steel.
Written by urgent.news from Brazil Journal's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
