21.   Molybdenum is a hard, metallic element used in making steel, and lanthanide is a rare-earth element used in making glass.

22.   Mini-mills, which make steel from scrap, are facing a pinch as demand is forcing the price of scrap higher.

23.   Nucor Corp., the mini-mill leader, can make steel at some of its mills with less than half an hour of labor per ton.

24.   Prices fell steadily during that era, largely because of new technology for making steel.

25.   Shares of the iron ore company dropped after it announced one of its major customers, McLouth Steel Products Inc., has stopped making steel.

26.   The big factories making steel, rubber and auto parts remained closed today.

27.   The company, which makes steel rods used in construction, has been hurt by speculation that slowing Argentine growth would put the brakes on a construction boom.

28.   The company manufactures electrode and calcium carbide products that are used to conduct electricity and make steel.

29.   The company makes steel from scratch, which entails high fuel and environmental costs.

30.   The company, which makes steel bars used in construction, used to be part of LTV Steel Company, Inc.