Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
September 19, 2013
SMU received a note from a Severstal spokesperson that both their Columbus, MS and Dearborn, MI facilities have planned maintenance in each facility during the month of November. The Dearborn facility will have work performed on their hot strip mill (HSM) while the Columbus facility is having work done on one of their two EAF’s and a caster. All of the work has been planned and should not impact any of their customer orders.
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John Packard
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