What do Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago and the Iron Range have in common? (Hint: not weather)

This PTI story from LiveMint.com details the Essar Steel group’s efforts to expand its standing in the international steel market. In addition to the Essar Steel Minnesota project we follow here (that’s the integrated iron ore mine and steel mill under construction near Nashwauk), the story details major plans for Essar in Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago. Most of these plans involve accessing new ore resources and building steel mills. The Iron Range is part of the mix, though, and Essar still seems to be serious about the Nashwauk plant.