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Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Congressman Morgan Luttrell Tours Hertha Metals' Texas Plant Driving U.S. Steel and Iron Independence
CONROE, Texas, August 14, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On August 11th, CEO Laureen Meroueh and Hertha Metals – a domestic steel and high-purity iron producing company based out of Conroe – hosted Congressman Morgan Luttrell for a tour of Hertha Metals' plant. During the tour, Congressman Luttrell saw Hertha's one-step furnace in action: turning low-grade domestic ore and millscale into high-purity iron for rare earth magnets used in defense, energy, and electronics. The visit also spotlighted Hertha's upcoming 9,000-tonne-per-year plant, set to bring 550 jobs and strengthen America's industrial security. "It was an honor to welcome Congressman Morgan Luttrell to our Conroe plant," said Laureen Meroueh, CEO of Hertha Metals. "By producing high-purity iron domestically, we're reducing America's reliance on foreign supply chains for materials critical to defense, energy, and advanced manufacturing – all while creating more than 550 jobs and making Conroe a cornerstone of America's industrial future." "The United States is the world's largest steel importer yet has no domestic source of high-purity iron. China exports over 90 percent of the high-purity iron in rare earth magnets – a reliance that poses a direct threat to America's industrial and national security," said Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX). "Hertha Metals is changing that and meeting the moment by creating a 9,000 tonne per year plant in Conroe with enough capacity to meet the country's demand in the rare earth magnet market. I'm proud that this new high purity iron production plant will generate over 500 jobs in my district." More Background: Hertha Metals is revitalizing American-made high-purity iron and steel manufacturing through innovation. By leveraging abundant U.S. natural gas and domestic iron ore, Hertha developed a next-generation steelmaking process that delivers high-purity iron, as well as high performance steel, using our country's abundant resources. By 2030, Hertha Metals will scale steel production to 500,000 tonnes annually, a commercial steel micro mill. To learn more, visit View source version on Contacts media@
National Post
17-07-2025
- Business
- National Post
Swissbit to Debut at Black Hat USA 2025
Article content WESTFORD, Mass. — Swissbit, a leading manufacturer of storage and security solutions, will make its debut at Black Hat USA on August 6–7, 2025, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. At booth #6025, Swissbit will showcase its unique approach to cybersecurity – protecting the often-neglected physical layer of connected systems, from IoT and industrial equipment to critical infrastructure and edge devices. All Swissbit products, including its latest security innovations, are manufactured in Germany to ensure a transparent supply chain, industrial-grade quality, and trusted reliability. Exposing the hidden risk: physical access to embedded systems While much focus is placed on cloud and AI infrastructure, a critical security gap remains: Physical attacks on embedded and edge systems. Often deployed in remote or exposed environments, these systems are vulnerable to tampering and data theft. From smart meters and PLCs to drones, the consequences can be serious. Swissbit addresses this threat with plug-and-play, hardware-based solutions that secure both new and legacy systems, without the need for major redesigns. Article content Article content 'We're excited to bring Swissbit's expertise to Black Hat for the first time,' said Claus Gründel, General Manager Security Solutions at Swissbit. 'Physical attacks are a growing risk that many still underestimate. We provide easy-to-integrate, hardware-based security that protects systems and data at the edge, where software alone isn't enough.' Hardware-based protection for data and devices Article content At Black Hat, Swissbit will demonstrate secure storage products such as microSD cards with AES-256 encryption and secure boot capabilities. These solutions retrofit embedded systems and protect edge-generated data like video and sensor streams from unauthorized access. By enabling compliance with regulations such as the EU Cyber Resilience Act and NIS2, Swissbit offers a future-proof path to stronger, more sustainable cybersecurity. Article content Bridging digital and physical access with iShield Key 2 Article content Also featured at the Swissbit booth: the new iShield Key 2 series -compact security keys that combine FIDO-based multi-protocol authentication with physical access control. Tailored for enterprise and government use, they integrate secure login and facility entry into a single, robust solution for digital identity and access protection. Article content Article content Article content Article content
