Foreign steelmakers eye restart of Republic Steel's Lorain ops

Republic Steel’s shuttered facilities in Lorain, Ohio, could find new life as international steelmakers, citing US tariffs, explore restarting operations there.

The site – a special‑bar‑quality (SBQ) steelmaking and rolling complex that includes an electric‑arc furnace, continuous casters, and billet/bar rolling mills – was essentially idled in 2015–16 by Mexican owner Grupo Simec.

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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