Steel Minimills
The steel industry produced about 106 million tons of raw steel in 2006, and approximately 93 quot;minimillsquot; that recycle ferrous scrap metal accounted for 57 percent of the total steel production. The production of steel in minimills has increased dramatically over the past 30 years. Minimills accounted for 10 percent of the national steel production in 1970, 30 to 40 percent in the