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    September 30, 2022

    JFE Shoji Expanding in Canada

    Written by Laura Miller

    JFE Shoji continues to invest and expand in North America.

    JFE Shoji Power Canada Inc. announced it will invest $20 million over the next 18 months to expand production of electrical transformer cores for use in oil-filled distribution and larger power transformer markets. This will increase its use of electrical steel, a product which is seeing increasing demand for its use in power transformers as well as electrical vehicles.

    Laura Miller

    Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held various editorial positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills since 2007. She joined the SMU team in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

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