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minimill

American  
[min-ee-mil] / ˈmɪn iˌmɪl /

noun

  1. a small mill or manufacturing plant, especially a steel plant that utilizes electric furnaces to melt down scrap for producing its products.

Etymology

Origin of minimill

First recorded in 1970–75; mini- + mill 1

Example Sentences

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Since it entered the minimill business only 14 years ago, Nucor has built seven plants in South Carolina, Texas, Nebraska and Utah.

From Time Magazine Archive

Called a minimill because it makes steel products from molten scrap metal rather than smelting the raw material from iron ore, Nucor manages to undercut the prices of both foreign and domestic steel companies.

From Time Magazine Archive

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