Esmark now consists of nine distribution companies that buy cold-rolled coil and sheet, slice it up and sell it.

FORBES: Men of Steel

It sells hot- and cold-rolled carbon steel to construction companies, steel distributors and service centers and automotive and industrial machinery producers.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Within the steel sector, one company that traders should keep an eye on is Nucor, a producer of about 25 million tons of steel annually, including hot- and cold-rolled steel, steel joists and metal buildings.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Last year it produced 3 million tons (3.48 million tonnes) of cold- and hot-rolled sheet steel.

FORBES: Man of steel

Last year it produced 3 million tons of cold- and hot-rolled sheet steel.

FORBES: Man of steel

The various categories of the flat rolled products include hot rolled sheets, cold rolled sheets, coated sheets, semi-finished bars and plates and tin mill products.

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In other parts of the South, thunderstorms, high winds and hail rolled through as part of a slow-moving cold front.

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