OTHER NEWS - Aug. 6, 1992

U.S. Steel Plans Mini-Mill: USX Corp.’s U.S. Steel Group plans to build a steel mini-mill that would be the firm’s first new mill in 25 years, according to a published report. A U.S. Steel spokesman confirmed that the company is investigating the construction of a mini-mill but declined to elaborate. Sites in Kentucky and Tennessee are being considered, although other locations in the United States are possible, the Wall Street Journal reported. The mini-mill could be built as soon as next year. It would likely use a new technology called strip-casting, which converts molten steel directly into sheets, the report said.