Japan-based Nippon Steel on Wednesday completed its buyout of U.S. Steel, changing its name to Nippon Steel North America, as the former U.S. industrial giant ended trading on Wall Street under its former brand name.

Japanese firm Nippon Steel has completed its long-sought takeover of a smaller American company, after agreeing to yield unusual control to the US government. The $14.9bn (£11bn) purchase of US Steel,

Nippon Steel completes its purchase of U.S. Steel after more than a year and half of high-stakes negotiations and national security concerns.