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01-01-2002
Dofasco Inc

Author: JOHN C. MCKAY

Dofasco Inc, a Canadian-owned, non-union company, has its principal steel mills and head office inHAMILTON , Ontario. Dofasco is Canada's second largest steel producer. In 1996 Dofasco produced 3.7 million tons of steel and had sales of $2.8 billion, and the company employed about 7000 people. Its main products are hot-rolled, cold-rolled, galvanized, Galvalume, tinplate, chromium-coated and prepainted steels. Dofasco receives its ore from Newfoundland and Qubec, its coal from the US, and its flux ( LIMESTONE , dolomite, lime) from Beachville, Ontario. Dofasco is noted for its early ...

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