Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel will acquire U.S. Steel Corp. in a $14.9 billion deal, taking advantage of government incentives designed to reshape the U.S. industrial base and boost domestic manufacturing.
Nippon Steel is currently the world’s fourth largest producer of steel, behind China’s Baowu Steel Group and Ansteel Group as well as Luxembourg’s ArcelorMittal.
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