steelmaker

noun

steel·​mak·​er ˈstēl-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce steelmaker (audio)
: a manufacturer of steel
steelmaking noun

Examples of steelmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But Nucor and other steelmakers using electric furnaces have been unable to produce the quality of steel needed by the auto industry — despite decades of trying — partly because their business model means its more profitable to make mass quantities of lower grade steel, said Gibbs. Chris Isidore, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024 The union filed a grievance against the steelmaker in January alleging the sale violated terms of its union contract. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024 The proposal by Cleveland-Cliffs, first made on July 28, would create a company that would be among the 10 biggest steelmakers in the world and one of the top four outside of China, which dominates global steel production today. Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023 The Japanese steelmaker, which operates 11 blast furnaces, expects to improve the efficiency of U.S. Steel’s furnaces while also reducing their carbon footprint, the person said. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024 Now the third-largest steelmaker in the nation by revenue, trailing Cleveland-Cliffs and Nucor, U.S. Steel employs 22,740 workers, less than half as many as 20 years ago. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024 The iconic 122-year old U.S. Steel parent plant headquartered on the East Coast — which owns the California UPI mill — is now being sold to Nippon Steel, Japan’s largest steelmaker. Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024 Cleveland Cliffs, another U.S.-based steelmaker, offered to buy U.S. Steel at $35 a share earlier this year. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2023 And the ownership of Nucor, Cleveland-Cliffs, and numerous other smaller steelmakers is unaffected by this deal. Dominic Pino, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of steelmaker was in 1774

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“Steelmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steelmaker. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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