Us Steel Granite City History

Steel acquired national steel corporation in may 2003 for 850 million and assumption of 200 million in debt.
Us steel granite city history. Get directions reviews and information for us steel corp in granite city il. The pride of granite city one of the top products from granite city is strongbarn. Menu reservations make reservations. However the facility is still operating to this day and has an annual capacity that sits around 650 000 tons.
Granite city is a city in madison county illinois united states within the greater st. Depressed oil prices were one of the primary reasons the steelmaker idled both furnaces at the mill in 2015. We re sorry the page you requested cannot be found. Us steel has idled and restarted production at granite city over the past five years.
Order online tickets tickets see availability directions. Old video of granite city steel granite city illinois. The population was 29 849 at the 2010 census making it the second largest city in the metro east and southern illinois regions behind belleville officially founded in 1896 granite city was named by the niedringhaus brothers william and frederick who established it as a steel. Louis public radio in 2008 u s.
Steel operates great lakes works in ecorse michigan midwest plant in portage indiana and granite city steel in granite city illinois. As the primary flat roll supplier of the oil and gas industry the idling is part of an ongoing adjustment of steelmaking operations throughout north. It does not exist or has moved. Reviews 618 451 3456 website.
Time line about 1938. By 1927 granite city steel was incorporated and was eventually purchased by u s. Granite city has seen its fair share of layoffs in the past two decades.