United Steelworkers (USW) announced the signing of landmark agreements with power companies from China – A-Power Energy Generation Systems and Shenyang Power Group (SPG). The newly formed agreements represent a great opportunity for USW, which will be guiding and working in collaboration with the Chinese companies on all of their US market strategies including manufacturing, assembly, component sourcing, distribution and wind energy development.

A-Power and SPG are planning to purchase about 50,000 tons of steel over time, to be manufactured in unionized US steel mills. This steel will be used to supply the companies' 615 MW wind farm project in Texas with wind turbine towers.

[source: United Steelworkers]