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"The beneficiaries of these trends — besides the coal companies — will likely be the global and domestic steel electric-arc furnace producers, where there is zero exposure to higher coal prices," said Michelle Applebaum , a steel analyst with researcher MAR Inc.
Floods Hit Key Coal Area Kris Maher 2011
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Steel plants, especially electric-arc furnaces that melt recycled steel to make new product, consume huge amounts of electricity and have been affected by shortages as the nuclear crisis leaves a hole in the power grid.
Japan: The Business Aftershocks Andrew Dowell 2011
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Japan is the world's second-largest exporter of scrap steel, behind the U.S. Scrap steel is melted in electric-arc furnaces to make steel.
Japan Disaster Weighs on Steel Robert Guy Matthews 2011
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"We will use iron-ore nuggets produced from the plant as feedstock for our electric-arc furnaces," C.S. Verma said.
Steel Authority, Kobe Steel Plan $284 Million India Plant Rajesh Roy 2011
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Still, production could be affected by rolling power outages, particularly at power-intensive, electric-arc furnaces, which melt scrap steel to make new product.
Japan Disaster Weighs on Steel Robert Guy Matthews 2011
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"Tell Brinkerhof to rig up an electric-arc burning outfit and cut out those disconnects as fast as he can," Brand ordered.
Archive 2009-08-01 Johnny Pez 2009
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"Tell Brinkerhof to rig up an electric-arc burning outfit and cut out those disconnects as fast as he can," Brand ordered.
"Neutral Vessel" by Harl Vincent, part 2 Johnny Pez 2009
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OneSteel in August acquired most of the assets of smaller rival Smorgon Steel, including its scrap-processing facilities and electric-arc furnace.
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Computer modification site Afrotech provides directions for how to make your own Jacob's ladder, the electric-arc gizmo that was a staple of 1950's sci-fi movies.
Digital Download: This Week's Must-Read Tech Stories The Best Of The Digital Download 2006
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Sunlight, or more frequently the light from a powerful electric-arc lamp (both forms containing a high proportion of active rays) is concentrated by means of lenses of appropriate composition into a beam from which the heat rays have been as far as possible eliminated; this beam is projected on a small area of affected skin, which has been drained of blood by pressure.
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