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OTTAWA (Sept 28): Cleveland-Cliffs is idling some production at its Hamilton, Ontario plant in ​Canada and will lay off hundreds ‌of workers, citing the damage done by US tariffs, CBC News said on Monday.

Citing ​an internal memo, CBC said the ​company would indefinitely idle its cold-rolled and ⁠coated operations at the Stelco plant, ​with operations set to begin winding down ​on October 9. Up to 500 employees will be affected.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive ​order in June 2025 applying an ​up to 50% tariff to certain steel and ‌aluminum ⁠imports from Canada.

"Import volumes remain at levels that prevent Stelco from being able to bridge the gap in the market created ​by the ​trade ⁠crisis," CBC cited the memo as saying.

In a media release, ​Stelco confirmed it was idling finishing ​operations ⁠in Hamilton, and said it would concentrate steel production at its Nanticoke, Ontario works. ⁠Hamilton ​employees would be offered jobs ​at the Nanticoke plant, it said.

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