Dofasco is a steel company based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, which is also home to longtime Canadian rival Stelco. Dofasco is currently a stand alone subsidiary of Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steel producer. Previously ordered by the U.S. Department of Justice to divest itself of the Canadian company, Arcelor Mittal has now been allowed to retain Dofasco provided it sells several of its American assets instead.^[1] The steel cable of a colliery winding tower. ... Nickname: Ambitious City, Steeltown, The Hammer Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country  Province Canada  Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846 [1] Mayor Fred Eisenberger City Council Hamilton City Council Representatives MPs and MPPs Area    - City 1,138. ... Stelco is a steel company based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as is longtime rival Dofasco. ... Arcelor-Mittal is a company founded in 2006 by merger between two steel companies, Arcelor and Mittal Steel. ...

History

Clifton Sherman founded Dominion Foundries and Steel (later called Dofasco) in 1912, creating a giant that would bring prosperity and identity to the city of Hamilton, Ontario. ^[2] Dofasco was incorporated as Dominion Steel Castings Company Limited in 1912, becoming Dominion Foundries and Steel Company in 1917.^[3] Its longtime nickname "Dofasco" was adopted as its legal name in 1980.^[3] Dofasco owned and operated a number of subsidiaries, including National Steel Car, a Hamilton-based railway freight car manufacturer, from 1962 to 1994, and Algoma Steel, from 1988 to 1991, until union and financial difficulties ultimately forced Dofasco to divest the company. During the recession of the early 1990s, Dofasco made its first permanent layoffs since the Great Depression of the 1930s. 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Nickname: Ambitious City, Steeltown, The Hammer Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country  Province Canada  Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846 [1] Mayor Fred Eisenberger City Council Hamilton City Council Representatives MPs and MPPs Area    - City 1,138. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Algoma Steel Corporation was founded in 1902 by Francis Clergue, an American entrepreneur who had settled in Sault Ste. ... The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn which started in October of 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s. ... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ...

In January 2006, Luxembourg-based Arcelor, then the world's 2nd largest steel producer by volume, beat out rival German steel producer, ThyssenKrupp AG, to purchase Dofasco. Arcelor was itself subsequently taken over by the world's largest steel producer, Mittal. However, in an effort to prevent Dofasco from falling into ThyssenKrupp's hands, Arcelor management locked Dofasco into an independent trust based in the Netherlands. Mittal had reportedly promised to sell Dofasco to ThyssenKrupp, but the Dutch trust has thus far refused the transaction. It is now likely that Dofasco will be retained by the combined Arcelor Mittal, and eventually integrated into their international operations, pending court approval.^[4] January 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses European nations of trying to complete the Holocaust by creating a Jewish camp Israel in the Middle East. ... German industrial company ThyssenKrupp AG, with about 200,000 employees, mainly operates in the steel industry, but also in the automotive, industrial construction, and shipbuilding areas, as well as manufacturing elevators and providing other technologies and services. ... Mittal Steel Company N.V. (NYSE: MT) is the worlds largest steel producer. ...

Dofasco has won awards for being the "most sustainable manufacturing company" in North America.^[5] World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

Unionization

Unlike rival Stelco, Dofasco is non-unionized, though several attempts have been made to organize by the United Steelworkers of America. Nevertheless, union negotiations at Stelco have a strong influence on wages and benefits at Dofasco. The United Steel Workers of America (USWA) claims over 1. ...

Notes

1. ^ Hamilton Spectator News Wire. "Dofasco deadline looms", Hamilton Spectator, 2006-12-14. Retrieved on 2006-12-26. (in English)
2. ^ Hamilton Spectator: "The Greatest Hamiltonian". (II). Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
3. ^ ^{a b} History of Industry in Hamilton, Ontario. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
4. ^ AP. "ThyssenKrupp goes to court over Dofasco", Globe and Mail, 2006-12-26. Retrieved on 2006-12-26. (in English)
5. ^ Dow Jones Sustainability Group Index via Dofasco (2000-03-12). Dofasco Among World's Most Sustainable Companies. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-12-26.

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External links

• Dofasco Corporate Website