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strip mill

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noun

  1. a mill in which steel slabs are rolled into strips

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The company said the new hot strip mill will be able to produce up to 3.5 million tons of sheet steel annually, above its current 2.2 million tons a year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

Sources said Tata accepted a union plea to keep the hot strip mill open over a transition period, supporting hundreds more jobs.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2024

Steel is building three oxygen furnaces and a continuous casting line at Gary and a strip mill at South Chicago capable of turning out enough tin cans to supply almost all the nation's needs.

From Time Magazine Archive

In August, a new hot strip mill started up, the first fruits of a $3 billion investment program aimed at upgrading Turkish steel production.

From Time Magazine Archive

One man in a tower controls a hot strip mill that makes the world's widest coils: 7.5 ft.

From Time Magazine Archive

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