Birmingham Steel Corporation

"Birmingham Steel" redirects here. For the World Basketball Association team, see Birmingham Steel (basketball).

Birmingham Steel Corporation was a steel producer in the United States, which made steel merchant and rebar products. The company was formed in 1983 by AEA Investors, Inc. and managed by CEO James Todd. It bought steel mini-mills in Kankakee, Illinois and the mills previously run by Todd at Birmingham Bolt. They then bought the Jackson, Mississippi-based Mississippi Steel Division of Magna Corp. The company went public on NYSE in 1985.

In 1993, the company purchased the American Steel and Wire Company.^[1]

In June 2002, after several consecutive quarters of losses, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.^[2] Its remaining steel mills and other assets were purchased by Nucor in December 2002 for approximately $615,000,000.^[3][4]

References

1. Ahlbrandt, Fruehan & Giarratani 1996, p. 79.
2. "COMPANY NEWS; BIRMINGHAM STEEL FILES FOR CHAPTER 11 PROTECTION". The New York Times. June 4, 2002. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
3. "Nucor purchase includes Seattle site". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. December 10, 2002. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
4. "Nucor Acquires Birmingham Steel Assets". Nucor Corporation. Press release distributed via PR Newswire. 9 Dec 2002. Retrieved 2008-09-13.

Bibliography

• Ahlbrandt, Roger S.; Fruehan, Richard J.; Giarratani, Frank (1996). The Renaissance of American Steel: Lessons for Managers in Competitive Industries. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195108286.