- What it does
- Provides the structural foundation and primary raw material for industrial manufacturing and commercial construction, supplied in standardized shapes such as coils, sheets, beams, and bars ready for fabrication.
- How it flows
- Delivered as a bulk physical commodity via rail, ship, or heavy freight to fabrication facilities and assembly plants. It is physically consumed through cutting, stamping, welding, and casting processes to form finished structural components and consumer goods.
- Summary
- Formed steel begins at a primary mill where it is cast and rolled into coils, sheets, or beams, stored in heavy stockyards, and subsequently transported via freight to fabrication facilities where it is physically consumed through cutting, stamping, and welding to form finished structural components.