Encompassing over 2,000 acres, the operations at Sparrows Point have access to the Atlantic Ocean with their location on the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, Maryland. The principal products of these operations are hot-rolled and cold-rolled sheets, tin mill products, galvanized sheet and Galvalume� sheet. Principal facilities include a sintering plant, a large blast furnace, two basic oxygen furnaces with an annual raw steel production capability of approximately 3.5 million tons, a two strand continuous slab caster with a present annual production capability of approximately 3.5 million tons, a 68-inch hot-strip mill, three cold-reducing mills (66-inch, 56-inch and 48-inch), continuous and batch annealing facilities, a galvanizing line, two Galvalume� lines, a 48-inch hot-dip galvanizing line and tin mill facilities. Sparrows Point obtains coke from various commercial sources. Sparrows Point continuously casts essentially 100 percent of its total production volume. Nearly every production unit set rec ords in 1997, while improving quality and on-time deliveries for customers.

The Division's platemaking facilities in Coatesville and Conshohocken Pennsylvania produce carbon, alloy and clad plate steels.These facilities refine over 450 steel chemistries and process the widest, heaviest and thickest plates in the industry. Product offerings include carbon, high-strength low alloy, commercial alloy, military alloy, clad, coiled and cut plate steels. The facilities also provide finishing and conversion services to customers. Key markets include service centers, transportation, infrastructure, machinery and equipment, chemical and petroleum processing, environmental and energy.