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The term "minimill" refers to a relatively low-cost steel production facility which uses steel scrap, rather than iron ore, as its basic raw material. In general, minimills recycle scrap using electric arc furnaces, continuous casters, and rolling mills. The Louisiana minimill includes two Krupp computer-controlled electric arc furnaces utilizing water-cooled sidewalls and roofs, two Voest-Alpine four-strand continuous casters, a computer supervised Italimpianti reheat furnace, and 15-stand Danieli rolling mill. The rolling mill in Tennessee includes a computer supervised reheat furnace, a 16-stand rolling mill, and automated straightening, continuous cut-to-length, stacking and bundling equipment.