Evraz lays off 18 at Regina steelmaking plant

Eighteen people are without work at EvrazSteel.

The steel-making company confirmed the layoffs in an emailed statementtoCBC Friday morning.

"Like other producers, we are facing economic challenges from excessive imports and the sharp downturn in oil prices," the statement read in part.

Many of the steel company's customers are in the pipeline and oil industries.

It provided no other details about the layoffs.