Birmingham Steel Corporation Birmingham Steel Corporation operates non-union mini-mills that produce steel and steel products on a low-cost basis. The company produces steel reinforcing bar (rebar) used in the construction industry and rounds, squares, flats, angles, channel and strip - also know as merchant products - which are sold to fabricators and other merchants. The company specializes in the manufacture of high quality steel bar, rod and wire from semi-finished billets as its Cleveland operation, which is recognized as one of the highest quality steel bar and rod producers in North America. Birmingham Steel is putting the pieces in place