Mr. Yamaguchi said that "the reason why steel companies are merging is the scissors effect," in which steel makers are caught between the suppliers of raw materials like iron ore and the industrial consumers of steel -- both of whom have more power in price negotiations than the steel makers.
For this reason, many steel plants desulfurize blast-furnace iron before it is refined into steel, since at that stage it contains practically no dissolved oxygen, owing to its high silicon and carbon content.
For this reason, some steel plants enhance bottom blowing with a postcombustion top lance.
She was the only woman on the floor but Umm Abdu stood out for another reason: the steel pistol she holstered to her back.
For this reason, fibers (steel wool) distribution and their effect on the porosity and electrical conductivity of dense asphalt concrete have been studied.
For that reason, in steel plants, engineers must estimate the best values of the operational parameters of processes, and sometimes, it is also necessary to obtain the appropriate model for steel material behaviour.
For this reason, the steel plate reinforced concrete (SPRC) composite shear walls have been developed, and especially popularly used in super-tall buildings in China Mainland in recent years.
For this reason, perforated steel panels, which are weakened by holes aiming at limiting the actions transmitted to the surrounding frame members, represent a valid alternative to full panels.
Ask Chief Executive Robert Garvey, 61, for an explanation, and he jerks his thumb in the direction of his predecessor, James Todd Jr.: "The reason Birmingham Steel has been doing so badly these last few years is because of the legacy of Todd's bad decisions".
That, of course, was one of the reasons the steel mill closed.
