Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small mill or plant, especially a steel mill that uses electric furnaces to produce steel from scrap.
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- noun business A small mill, especially a steel mill using electric-arc furnaces only for
steelmaking .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Nucor, the largest minimill and recycler of steep scrap in the U.S., now expects a first-quarter loss of 55 cents to 65 cents a share.
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Nucor Corp., a minimill, is the largest producer of steel made within the borders of the U.S., having supplanted U.S. S.eel.
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Daniel DiMicco of Nucor, the nation's largest minimill steelmaker, said last week that "what we are asking is that our government deal with the worst economic slowdown in our lifetime through a recovery program that has in every provision a 'buy America' clause."
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It isn't feasible to switch entirely over to the minimill process, because some types of steel, such as exposed automotive parts and cans for food, have to be made through the integrated steel process, which is more rust resistant.
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It also built a new minimill in Mississippi, which became SeverCorr, and owns the former Rouge Steel in Michigan.
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It also built a new minimill in Mississippi, which became SeverCorr, and owns the former Rouge Steel in Michigan.
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A crucial stakeholder will be Eco-S, a Finnish consulting company that has developed the minimill concept and will provide the technological know-how.
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A site for the Sowetan minimill has been secured at Devland, near the Golden Highway.
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A study by Eric von Hippel examined 11 firms in the U.S. minimill steel industry.
Executive Economics SHLOMO MAITAL 1994
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A study by Eric von Hippel examined 11 firms in the U.S. minimill steel industry.
Executive Economics SHLOMO MAITAL 1994
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