Jones and Laughlin Steel Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:steel
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Bethlehem_Steel_Corporation
gptkb:LTV_Corporation
gptkb:Republic_Steel_Corporation
gptkb:U._S._Steel_Corporation
gptkbp:defunct gptkb:1984
gptkbp:employees over 20,000
gptkbp:founded 1853
gptkbp:founder gptkb:James_H._Laughlin
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
gptkbp:industry steel manufacturing
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:William_M._Jones
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:merged_with gptkb:LTV_Steel_Company
gptkbp:notable_event Investment in technology
World War II production
Corporate social responsibility initiatives
Post-war expansion
Labor strikes in the 1930s
Community involvement initiatives
Impact on local economy
Labor relations history
Environmental regulations impact
Bankruptcy in 1984
Decline of the steel industry in the 1980s
Acquisition by LTV Corporation in 1984
Closure of Pittsburgh mills in 1986
Historical significance in Pittsburgh
Legacy in American steel industry
Reorganization in the 1970s
Sustainability efforts in the 1970s
gptkbp:operational_status defunct
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:LTV_Corporation
gptkbp:products gptkb:steel
structural steel
steel plates
steel coils
flat-rolled steel
steel sheets
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:J&_L_Specialty_Steel
gptkbp:website jlspecialty.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LTV_Steel_Company
gptkb:LTV_Steel
gptkb:Republic_Steel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6