flat-rolled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of flat-rolled
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Steel producer Steel Dynamics said its own venture with Aymium is ramping up production after biocarbon made in September at a plant in Columbus, Miss., was used successfully by its flat-rolled steel division.
Steel Dynamics, meanwhile, said it expects fourth-quarter profits from its steel operations to be meaningfully lower than third-quarter results due to lower average realized selling values and lower volumes related to seasonal demand and planned maintenance outages at its flat-rolled steel mills.
The Fort Wayne, Ind., company said some of the outages were longer than expected and cut its quarterly volume by 140,000 to 150,000 tons of flat-rolled steel production.
That prompted the company, which supplies flat-rolled steel and iron ore pellets to mainly automakers, to raise its charges for HRC spot orders a fourth time since September to 1,000/st, about $50 higher than current spot rates.
From Reuters
Steel on Monday forecast third-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates and said each of its segments outperformed prior expectations, driven by a decline in raw material costs and higher prices for flat-rolled products.
From Reuters
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