NlMK Pennsylvania announces more layoffs, blames steel tariffs Americas / Flat Products

NlMK Pennsylvania, a subsidiary of Russia’s NlMK Group in North America, announced more layoffs, blaming steel tariffs imposed by president Donald Trump.

The company laid off up to 100 workers on a weekly basis and permanently eliminated 35 jobs, Metal expert learnt from the local media. “on any given week we have anywhere between 80 to 100 production people on layoff. The number de- pends on our production orders. And unfortunately, our volume is down right now” said Bob Miller, NlMK Pennsylvania’s president. Back in July, the steelmaker had announced massive layoffs due to steel tariffs.

A possible restoration of tariffs on steel product imports from Brazil and Argentine will also affect NlMK USA’s operations, as the producer has been relying on Brazilian slabs after it was denied tariff exemption on slab imports from Russia, Metal Expert understands.

NlMK USA comprises three mills (NlMK Indiana, NlMK Pennsylvania, NlMK Sharon Coating) with a total steel melting capacity of 770,000 tpy. The rolling capacity amounts to around 2.9 million tpy of flat steel.