ABSTRACT
The compact strip production (CSP) process for making strip steel became a reality in 1989 when Nucor Steel began production at its mill in Crawfordsville, Indiana. At its inception, the plant in Crawfordsville consisted of a single continuous caster with one tunnel furnace feeding slabs to a grossly underutilized hot strip mill. Annual output of the mill at that time was limited to less than 1 million tons, yet it ushered in a new era in strip steel production.
