The steelcompanyDufercoFarrell, for example, has cutabout 600 jobs inPennsylvaniaafter it lostorders from itsbiggestcustomerbecausesomeofitsgoodsare partly producedabroad.
The agreement, signed in 2004, committed the consortium of Marcegaglia SpA, Dongkuk Steel Mills Co Ltd, Duferco Participations Holding Ltd and Alvory SA, to buy just under 78% of the plant's production for 10 years.