He also said Cleveland-Cliffs has been able to reallocate melting capacity previously used for low-margin slab orders toward higher-margin flat-rolled products. At the same time, due to melted-and-poured requirements, he said the company anticipates continued demand for domestically produced slabs and remains open to supplying slabs under pricing constructs that make sense.Goncalves said steel imports “poisoning our domestic market” created a demand gap that hurt shipments and utilization through 2025. He a ...