The relation between Essar Algoma and igniting the ROF is minimal imho. Algoma has gone through bankruptcy each and every decade, it is an important employer for Ontario, but is it a viable one in the longer run ? Their clients are for 80% hunderds of Miles away from the plant, quality öre as supply also comes from far. If you look to other steel clusters, they tend to be close to both supply and off-taker base, minimising transportation costs. The sheer depreciations at Algoma have been immense. Algoma started in 1901 mainly for railroad fabrication, then armer Shields in WW2 and since it has struggled, it has florished and it has been modernised over and over, profitability in the longer run at zero.  Taxes make the balance positive for Ontario, so maintaining employment is key. ROF is a story apart, it will be a century of profits with or without Algoma, it will be profitable throughout its entire cycle. I do not see the direct link, it is not a must have for the ROF at all.