Steel industry

Steel and aluminum CEOs warn of ‘existential threat’ if Canada doesn’t impose tariffs on China

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Steel and aluminum CEOs warn of ‘existential threat’ if Canada doesn’t impose tariffs on China

Canada’s steel and aluminum industries are warning they face an “existential threat” if the Trudeau government fails to move in lockstep with the U.S. and Mexico by introducing tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum imports this month. “We can’t be the only CUSMA country that is not taking this serious action for many reasons, but … Read more

A trip down the mines: West Midlands industry in the 1970s – in pictures | Art and design

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A trip down the mines: West Midlands industry in the 1970s – in pictures | Art and design

Chainmaking, Griffin-Woodhouse, West Midlands ‘There were also many firms, some automated, others semi-automated, producing chains, shackles and swivels for most regions of the world, including major seaports in the Middle East. Much of the work was still done by heating and bending the links one by one, as the grand scale of, for example, a … Read more