steelmaker

plural steelmakers · alternative steel-maker

1. A person who works with steel.
2. A company that produces steel.

   Nippon Steel has finalized its deal to buy 100% of US Steel, the iconic steelmaker that was once the world’s most valuable company and a cornerstone of American industrial might.

   2025 June 18, Chris Isidore, “US Steel, once America’s biggest company, is now under foreign ownership”, in CNN Business

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   The steelmakers also entered into a national security agreement with the US government, the statement said. […] But US Steel has declined sharply since its heyday. It is no longer even the largest US steelmaker, with only 14,000 US employees — 11,000 of whom are USW members.

   2025 June 13, Luciana Lopez and Chris Isidore, “US Steel and Nippon Steel say Trump has approved their partnership”, in CNN Business