Nucor completed construction in 2023 with its approximately US$650 million investment to modernize and expand production capacity at its Gallatin flat sheet mill in Ghent, Kentucky. In the same year, the company shipped 23 million 272,000 tons of steel, virtually unchanged from the previous year. The Gallatin project
The Peñasquito mine, located in Mexico, recorded a 74.7% year-on-year drop in its gold production in 2023, to 143,000 ounces, affected by a four-month strike. At the same time, its silver production fell by around 40% to 18 million ounces. To highlight: the Peñasquito mining unit ranked as
The mining company Southern Copper Corporation has four fuel and power suppliers in Peru. Southern Copper had a 1.5% year-on-year drop in net sales in 2023, to US$9,895.8 million, and an 8.1% drop in net profits, to US$2,434.7 million. In Peru, the company obtains fuel mainly from Valero
The U.S. law implementing the USMCA allocated $180 million to the Department of Labor (DOL) for technical assistance programs to support labor justice system reforms in Mexico. That budget includes grants to support worker-centered capacity building, combat forced labor and child labor, and reduce workplace discrimination in Mexico.
What partnerships has the United States done to advance supply chain resilience? What follows in USTR’s response in this regard. The supply chain encompasses all processes and activities related to the production and distribution of goods and services. In 2023, USTR continued to work with interagency partners to
La décision du groupe spécial ACEUM sur les règles d’origine applicables au secteur automobile a fêté son premier anniversaire en janvier sans que les États-Unis ne se soient conformés aux mesures correspondantes conformément à la décision. Dans l’intervalle, le Mexique et le Canada n’ont pas décidé de mettre