Monessen coke plant to recall workers
The new owner of a coke plant in Monessen will be recalling about 100 laid off employees.
Paul Finan, spokesman for Cleveland-Cliffs, said the Monessen works in Westmoreland County will resume production in August.
The former owner, ArcelorMittal, put the plant in hot idle in July after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted its operations across the globe.
ArcelorMittal announced in September it would sell its U.S. operations to the Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs for more than $1 billion. The sale was finalized in March.
The Monessen plant employed about 180 people when it was idled.