The partnership between US Steel Corp and Nippon Steel Corp has reached a new phase, with an agreement on US national security guarantees, in addition to the so-called “golden share” advantage obtained by US President Donald Trump’s administration.

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said Nippon Steel​ plans to pump $1 billion in the Gary Works U.S. Steel facility — the largest steel plant in the country.

There are reports that Nippon will spend billions of dollars on U.S. Steel facilities in Pennsylvania, Alabama, Arkansas, Minnesota and Indiana.

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton has been supportive of a deal between Nippon and U.S. Steel for months, citing how it would benefit Gary Works. In August, it was announced that Nippon Steel would invest $300 million into the local facility. A Nippon executive later said the company would invest $1 billion into Gary Works.

There's $14 billion of investment that Nippon is going to be ... life working inside the Granite City steel plant. Williams said he worries about the impact the proposed federal deal could have ...

There are reports that Nippon will spend billions of dollars on U.S. Steel facilities in Pennsylvania, Alabama, Arkansas, Minnesota and Indiana.