Lukens Steel Company was an American steel manufacturing company founded in 1810 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.[1]
The company acquired General Steel Industries in 1981.[2] Also in 1981, Lukens established the Brandywine Valley Railroad to operate trackage in Coatesville and the neighboring town of Modena.
Lukens Steel Company was acquired by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation in 1997 for $400 million in cash and stock.[3]
References
- ^ "The Lukens Puzzle". Time. April 22, 1957. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,824838,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ "General Steel Pact Approved". The New York Times. December 17, 1981. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03E5D91538F934A25751C1A967948260. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ "COMPANY NEWS; BETHLEHEM STEEL TO BUY LUKENS FOR $400 MILLION". The New York Times. December 16, 1997. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E6D9153FF935A25751C1A961958260. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
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