1 Includes only that portion of the capacity of steel for castings of foundries operated by companies producing steel ingots.

Capacity of electric furnaces which were purchased from the Government and moved from East Chicago, Ind., to Trenton, Mich.

Idle capacity of Government-owned furnaces formerly operated by Republic Steel Corp.
Capacity of crucible ingots.

Includes 20 tons for capacity of crucible ingots.

LETTER AND QUESTIONNAIRE TO SEMI- AND NON-INTEGRATED STEEL MILLS

UNITED STATES SENATE,

SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO STUDY PROBLEMS OF
AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS,
November 22, 1947.

[Addressed to semi-integrated and non-integrated mills]

The Senate Small Business Committee has received information which indicates that shortages of supply of certain finished steel products may be attributed in part to idle finishing capacity in the semi-integrated and nonintegrated steel mills. There are also reasons to believe that idle capacity in these mills is due partly to shortages in basic metallics and in raw or semifinished steel.

The attached questionnaire is sent to you in an attempt to determine the facts in this important matter. This is done so as to obtain information which will result in action to relieve existing conditions which are harmful to your business and to the business of your customers-especially your smaller customers.

The information requested under Section I, Raw Steel Production and Distribution, obviously applies only to those companies that possess steel production facilities; Section II, Finished Steel, Capacity and Output, applies to all companies.

The information you send will be kept confidential and no data will be disclosed except in summary form which will not reveal plant identities.

It is requested that you return the form in order that it will reach this office not later than December 15, 1948.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely yours,

EDWARD MARTIN,
Chairman, Steel Subcommittee.

SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO STUDY PROBLEMS

OF AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS

KENNETH S. WHERRY, Chairman

Room 13-B
Senate Office Building
Washington, D. C.

Questionnaire on utilization of steel capacity by semi-integrated and nonintegrated

steel producers

B. Ingot output, net tons:

First 6 months 1948

First 6 months 1948

D. Distribution of output:

Indicate by percentages your present distribution of raw steel-ingots,
billets, slabs, etc.-produce 1 in your plant as to:
(a) Used in your plant for further processing
(b) Sold to other steel mills for further processing.

Percent

1 Maximum effective capacity under current product mix.

NOTE. Use reverse side of form for comments on principal factors that now limit output of principal products: shortages of unfinished steel, labor, plant unbalance, etc.

Company
Signing officer
Date

APPENDIX J

SURVEY OF SEMI- AND NON-INTEGRATED MILL CAPACITY

Summary of capacity and output data from questionnaires

No Bessemer furnaces reported on questionnaires returned to the subcommittee.

? Represents steel sold to other steel mills for further processing or in the open market.

3 Output of finished steel products includes tonnages sold to others and further processed in plants of the reporting companies.

Total capacities include duplications, for example, where hot-rolled sheet or strip or bars are further processed to cold-reduced or finished products.

Other products include a wide variety of finished steel products.