Severe Duty Wrote:
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> Interesting. I wonder where the steel will be
> smelted. I can't think of anything on the west
> coast, or anywhere else in our environmentally
> friendly society where scrap steel of substantial
> volume is recycled. Anyone?
Seattle, WA has a Nucor steel mill that produces lots of rebar. Scrap comes in by truck, rail, and barge.
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www.nucorbar.com]
The mill was earlier known as Seattle Steel Co.
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Seattle Steel Co. begins manufacturing steel products on May 4, 1905.
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On May 4, 1905, Seattle Steel Co. begins manufacturing steel products in Humphrey (later Youngstown and West Seattle). The founder is William Pigott (1860-1929), who also founded Pacific Car and Foundry Co. (PACCAR). The mill employs 140 men with a monthly payroll of $10,000.
Note that the founder of Seattle Steel was also the founder of Pacific Car and Foundry Co, in Seattle, (somewhat to the south of the SODO area) at one time a major manufacturer of rail cars.