00:00:00.000 President Trump has promised to make 00:00:01.52000:00:01.530 American steel great again and steel 00:00:03.77000:00:03.780 manufacturers are ready 00:00:05.12000:00:05.130 Jackie DeAngelis has the story from 00:00:07.07000:00:07.080 mountain iron Minnesota in northern 00:00:16.67000:00:16.680 Minnesota they're blasting digging and 00:00:22.75000:00:22.760 trucking towards an American 00:00:24.95000:00:24.960 infrastructure revival by mining for a 00:00:27.25900:00:27.269 key component of steel it all starts 00:00:29.96000:00:29.970 here with the iron ore production Larry 00:00:32.47900:00:32.489 Sutherland is general manager of US 00:00:34.49000:00:34.500 Steel's mining solutions we produce 00:00:36.70900:00:36.719 approximately 25 million net tons 00:00:39.26000:00:39.270 annually 00:00:39.95000:00:39.960 of iron ore pellets it's that iron ore 00:00:43.34000:00:43.350 that's shipped off in pellet form to us 00:00:45.95000:00:45.960 deals Gary Indiana Gary works facility 00:00:48.47000:00:48.480 where it's melted mixed and formed into 00:00:53.11900:00:53.129 some 300 or more types of steel which is 00:00:56.29900:00:56.309 then trucked off in massive coils to be 00:00:59.18000:00:59.190 cut into parts for products from ovens 00:01:01.09900:01:01.109 to cars to buildings and bridges it's 00:01:04.54900:01:04.559 impressive the products that we make 00:01:06.17000:01:06.180 here 00:01:07.08000:01:07.090 that helps support American families and 00:01:09.87000:01:09.880 the things that they use the steel 00:01:11.52000:01:11.530 industry has faced its share of 00:01:12.74900:01:12.759 competition from overseas manufacturers 00:01:14.78900:01:14.799 among the challenges what it says are 00:01:17.49000:01:17.500 anti-competitive trade policies and 00:01:19.28900:01:19.299 foreign government subsidies which makes 00:01:21.77900:01:21.789 some grades of Steel cheaper but all 00:01:24.27000:01:24.280 that could change steel made in this 00:01:27.51000:01:27.520 country and pipelines made in this 00:01:28.91900:01:28.929 project President Trump has asked for 00:01:30.44900:01:30.459 pipeline steel to be made in the USA and 00:01:32.81900:01:32.829 US Steel says that's bullish for its 00:01:35.30900:01:35.319 business we have all the necessary high 00:01:37.80000:01:37.810 cost materials that would go into 00:01:40.13000:01:40.140 cost-effectively making steel but we've 00:01:42.14900:01:42.159 got to have a level playing field to 00:01:43.58900:01:43.599 compete the company and the industry are 00:01:46.02000:01:46.030 preparing to make more steel at home and 00:01:47.96900:01:47.979 they're excited about the prospects 00:01:49.94900:01:49.959 according to Doug Matthews 00:01:51.31900:01:51.329 vice-president of mining solutions for 00:01:53.72900:01:53.739 US Steel we just did an investment here 00:01:56.39900:01:56.409 last month as a matter of fact that 00:01:58.26000:01:58.270 strip know where we did some upgrades to 00:02:00.53900:02:00.549 the equipment to even expand our 00:02:02.03900:02:02.049 capability industry officials say 00:02:03.92900:02:03.939 increased business means more jobs 00:02:05.55000:02:05.560 better morale and hope for an industry 00:02:08.43000:02:08.440 of multi-generational workers that have 00:02:10.80000:02:10.810 invested their heart and soul in America 00:02:13.25900:02:13.269 make America great again make steel gray 00:02:15.75000:02:15.760 again these are all connecting parts of 00:02:17.78900:02:17.799 our tissue of here the human spirit 00:02:19.74000:02:19.750 Harry Caray works people are hoping that 00:02:21.84000:02:21.850 better times are coming back here is 00:02:23.84900:02:23.859 where american-made steel truly starts 00:02:26.52000:02:26.530 with these iron ore pellets there's no 00:02:29.30900:02:29.319 shortage of product and there's no 00:02:31.19900:02:31.209 shortage of hope that President Trump's 00:02:33.39000:02:33.400 policies will create incentives to not 00:02:35.97000:02:35.980 just stamp pipelines made in America but 00:02:39.12000:02:39.130 nearly all other products and projects 00:02:41.84900:02:41.859 that require steel for nightly Business 00:02:44.28000:02:44.290 Report 00:02:44.84900:02:44.859 I'm Jackie DeAngelis mountain iron 00:02:46.97900:02:46.989 Minnesota
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