U.S. Steel Lays of Over 1,000 Workers as It ‘Indefinitely’ Idles Illinois Steel Mill

Published on November 30, 2023

U.S. Steel, the largest domestically based steel producer, has indefinitely idled its operations at its plant in Granite City, Illinois, laying off more than 1,000 workers. In a statement on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Pittsburg-headquartered corporation said the decision is meant to “to help ensure melt capacity is balanced with our order book.” The Granite City mill produces “high-quality hot-rolled, cold-rolled and coated sheet steel products” for the construction, container, piping and tubing industries in addition to automotive, according to the company’s website. Now that operations are indefinitely on pause, the company will consolidate iron and steelmaking operations to its other active iron and steel plants to meet customer demands, the U.S. Steel spokesperson said....

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