Final thoughts

I think all of us know that sometimes courtships go wrong. A misplaced word or deed, and soon things go sideways, and not in the prices sense. Such could be the case with Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel’s play for U.S. Steel.

Nippon has published a list of communications with the United Steelworkers (USW) regarding its efforts to gain the union’s support for the deal. This gives the public a bit of a picture of what has gone on since the proposed transaction was first announced last December. We all know the USW has opposed the transaction from the outset.

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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