The highest geographic concentration of steel mills is in
the Great Lakes region, including Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
About three-fourths of U.S. steelmaking capacity and more than half of the industrys
workers are located within these states. The South is the next-largest steel-producing
region, and a few mills are sited in the West. The geographic concentration of the
industry continues to change, as electric arc furnace facilities may be built wherever
electricity and scrap are reasonably priced and there is a local market for a steel
product. [AISI 1999 and DOE 1996]
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