Maybe you close down the hot end, and if someone can make money on the finishing side, keep that part open. It's positive for the industry to close down hot ends. U.S. Steel operated the mill in Utah from 1944 to 1986. Geneva took over the facility in 1987. Geneva has concentrated more on plate production and less on sheet the last few years.
Geneva also makes pipe and sells slabs.
Laclede Steel Co. in St. Louis filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November, and Acme Metals Inc. in Riverdale, Ill., filed for Chapter 11 in September. Both cited imported steel as reasons for the filings.