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Nippon Steel owns 100% of forged wheel production for American freight rail—yet regulators only objected when it tried to buy a general steel company.
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100% of US forged rail wheel supply
Source: Future Looks Bright for Standard Steel · Forging Magazine · Jan 1, 2012
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