Nippon Steel to Double Investment in US Steels Pennsylvania Facility

U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock, Pa., on March 10, 2018. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesU.S. Steel, the U.S. subsidiary of Nippon Steel, has announced that its Japan-based parent company will double its investment in its Pennsylvania facilities over the next three years, which is expected to modernize the U.S. steel producer and revitalize the local economy.According to an updated economic impact analysis released by U.S. Steel on June 8, the planned capital investment for its steelmaking facility in Mon Valley is now expected to cost up to $2.5 billion.