The brief
- Essar Group’s project is a **$15-billion** steel plant in Iowa
- The facility is projected to create up to **1,750 permanent jobs** and use iron ore from a new Minnesota mine
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- Vedanta seeks Niyamgiri mining revival, pitches ₹1 lakh crore Odisha investment