Nippon Steel proposes large investment to push through US Steel deal

Executive says move is premised on making company a wholly owned subsidiary

202505120 A production line of Nippon Steel's plant in Ibaraki

A production line at Nippon Steel's plant in Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, in 2024. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita) 

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Nippon Steel has proposed to the U.S. government a substantial capital investment in U.S. Steel as it seeks to get the green light from President Donald Trump on the stalled acquisition deal.

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