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Pacific Steel selects Danieli as EAF equipment supplier
Italian company’s status on the project was the focus of a lawsuit between Pacific Steel and CMC earlier this decade.
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Biden administration delays enforcement of order blocking Nippon Steel, US Steel transaction
The order will not be enforced until June 18, giving the courts time to review the legal challenge the companies have brought against Biden’s order.
ExxonMobil sues California AG, environmental groups for defamation
The federal suit, filed in Texas, claims California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups conducted a “smear campaign” against the company’s advanced plastics recycling operations.
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Recent news from the various sectors of the recycling industry from our January 2025 issue.
Liberty Steel idles wire mill in Illinois
Reports indicate production activities have been curtailed at the Bartonville, Illinois, recycled-content electric arc furnace mill.
ArcelorMittal wins legal round in GFG dispute
Money owed by GFG’s Liberty Steel subsidiary to ArcelorMittal tied to 2019 transaction may result in several European mills being put up for sale.
CMC plans to appeal restraint of trade ruling
A lawsuit from a rebar fabricator says CMC used several techniques to prevent a new electric arc furnace mill from being built in California.
Cliffs has money-losing Q3
Company cites weaker demand and pricing as contributing to its $230 million loss in this year’s third quarter.
LA County suing PepsiCo, Coca-Cola over plastic beverage pollution
The lawsuit also alleges the beverage giants have deceived the public on plastic recycling.
Liberty Steel parent remains pressured
Reports say creditors and tax authorities are seeking payments and documentation from Liberty Steel and its U.K. parent company GFG Alliance.
Texas anti-ESG law prompts legal filing
Trade association files lawsuit saying Texas law interferes with investment and corporate governance rights.