Jones & Laughlin Steel Company

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Steel company
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:LTV_Corporation
gptkb:LTV_Steel_Company
1984
gptkbp:communityEngagement Support for local initiatives
gptkbp:communityImpact Job_creation_in_Pittsburgh
gptkbp:competesWith Flat-rolled steel
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:U.S._Steel
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Pittsburgh's_identity
gptkbp:discontinued 1984
gptkbp:dissolved 1984
gptkbp:economicImpact Contribution to local economy
gptkbp:employees Over 20,000 at peak
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Pollution concerns
gptkbp:financials Bankruptcy in 1984
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
1853
gptkbp:founder James_H._Laughlin
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Pittsburgh
gptkbp:historicalImpact Foundation for future steel companies
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:historicalSignificance One of the largest steel producers in the U.S.
gptkbp:history First steel mill in Pittsburgh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
gptkbp:industry Steel manufacturing
gptkbp:keyPeople William_M._Jones
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_American_steel_industry
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:market gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:notableEvent Steel beams
Steel plates
Steel coils
Steel sheets
Steel wire
Merger_with_LTV_Corporation
gptkbp:notableFeature Development of steelmaking processes
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:LTV_Corporation
gptkbp:partnerships Various industrial partnerships
gptkbp:productionCompany 3 million tons per year
gptkbp:productLine Construction steel
Shipbuilding steel
Heavy machinery steel
Railroad steel
Automotive_steel
gptkbp:products Steel
gptkbp:researchAndDevelopment Innovations in steel production
gptkbp:sells gptkb:J&L_Steel
gptkbp:significantEvent Expansion in the 20th century
gptkbp:startsAt 1952
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Jones_&_Laughlin_Steel_Corporation
gptkbp:sustainability Energy efficiency programs
Community education programs
Waste reduction strategies
Recycling initiatives
gptkbp:type Public
gptkbp:website www.jlsc.com