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    August 13, 2025

    Cliffs CEO reassures of Dearborn restart goal as UAW rallies to 'Save the Rouge'

    Written by Laura Miller

    Cleveland-Cliffs’ top leader told employees this week that the company is seeing positive signs from the automotive industry, reiterating its commitment to restarting the hot end of steelmaking operations at its Dearborn Works in Michigan.

    Chairman, President, and CEO Lourenco Goncalves told colleagues in a letter obtained by SMU and dated Wednesday, Aug. 13: “We are committed to bring the hot end back to full operation. The goal is to bring back to work all employees of the currently idled units as soon as we can.”

    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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