{
  "id": 10615313,
  "title": "Trump announces Essar-backed $18 billion investment to build integrated US steel company",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/trump-announces-essar-backed-18-billion-investment-to-build",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T04:49:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/world/essar-group-mesabi-metallics-18-billion-us-steel-investment-trump-10898525/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald J. Trump has announced an $18 billion investment from Indian conglomerate Essar-backed Mesabi Metallics to construct a fully integrated American steel company. The investment, disclosed at the White House alongside Essar Group vice-chairman Ravi Ruia and Mesabi Metallics chairman Rewant Ruia, involves a $15 billion integrated steel complex in Iowa and the existing $3 billion investment in Mesabi Metallics' iron ore mine and pelletizing facility in Minnesota. The project is hailed as the largest single-location investment in an integrated steel complex in U.S. history and is projected to create thousands of jobs.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}