JSW Steel USA (JSW), an Indian multinational, announced its plans to invest US$145 million in new projects to modernize its manufacturing facilities in Mingo Junction, Ohio, in accordance with President Biden’s Buy America program. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and local representatives were present when the news was made during the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit in National Harbor, Maryland. Don Graves, the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, was also there. Parth Jindal, director of JSW Steel USA, commented, “These new investments reiterate JSW’s commitment to a sustainable and green future. The operational upgrades being made are a progressive…
Author: Bhakti Sharma
Bhakti Sharma
Bhakti has been working as a journalist for about twenty years. She holds a postgraduate degree in mass communication from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Delhi.
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