Flat rolled products refer to the steel sheets and plates that are made by rolling processes.
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.
However, the increased competition in the market has lead to a near term over-supply situation, pushing the spot market price of the flat rolled products down.
The capacity utilization of the flat-rolled products was 81%, and the company faced some losses in shipments in its European operations due to weaker demand and some planned maintenance items.
The company has rolled out similar products for foreign exchange and European bonds, and one for mortgages is due soon.
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However, demand in its U.S. flat rolled and tubular products looks healthy and supports our positive view despite the company lowering its guidance slightly for the remainder of the year.
The 86-year-old maker of flat-rolled and fabricated steel products has been in the dumps for a quarter of a century, in and out of bankruptcy since 1986.
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If so, the price of hot-rolled coil one of the most common steel products could rise by as much as 15%, on top of the sharp spike in prices seen since 2002 (see chart).
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Those products include the rollable tube, which can extend 10 feet and be rolled up to fit into a pocket.
In nearby Greensboro, International Textile Group, a collection of rolled-fabric makers bought out of bankruptcy by financier Wilbur Ross, is coming up with new products for affiliated company Nano-Tex, which develops textile applications on the nano scale.
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