US EditionTrump and Nippon Steel Reach National-Security Agreement on U.S. Steel Deal
- On May 30, 2025, President Donald Trump approved the merger of U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel at a ceremony in Pennsylvania.
- The merger follows an 18-month review including a national security agreement and a period when President Biden blocked the acquisition earlier this year.
- The partnership entails Nippon Steel acquiring 100% of U.S. Steel with commitments for $14 billion in investment, including $4 billion for a new mill and guarantees to maintain blast furnace operations.
- Trump stated the deal would create at least 70,000 jobs, preserve U.S. Steel’s control via a golden share with veto power, and promised no layoffs or outsourcing.
- This merger signals a major shift in the steel industry with expected economic benefits while ensuring continued U.S. strategic influence over the company’s operations.
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The partnership between US Steel and Nippon Steel has reached a new phase, with an agreement on US national security guarantees, in addition to the so-called "golden share" advantage obtained by President Donald Trump's administration.
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive directive authorizing the sale of US Steel to Japanese company Nippon Steel for $14.9 billion.
US President Donald Trump signed a decree on Friday 13 June on the merger between US Steel and Japanese steelmakers Nippon Steel, specifically dedicated to US national security guarantees. For Nippon Steel, which becomes the world's number 3 steel buyback, the bet is risky, with the risk of heavily in debt, in a market dominated by Chinese overproduction, where steel demand is in crisis, and where US overtaxes of 50% make the horizon very uncert…
Trump clears path for Nippon Steel investment in US Steel, so long as the Japanese firm complies with a 'national security agreement'
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with a “national security agreement” submitted by the federal government. Trump’s order didn’t detail the terms of the national security agreement. But the iconic American steelmaker and Nippon Steel said in a joint statement that the agreement stipulates that approximately $11 billion in…
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