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Property, Plant and Equipment
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment
3. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment were comprised of the following:

 

     September 30,
2015		      December 31,
2014		  

Land and land improvements

    $ 5,223       $ 5,209   

Buildings

      44,826         44,610   

Machinery and equipment

      266,115         259,406   

Construction-in-progress

      3,398         2,374   

Other

      7,547         8,716   
  

 

 

     

 

 

  
     327,109         320,315   

Accumulated depreciation

      (179,025 )       (170,476 ) 
  

 

 

     

 

 

  
   $ 148,084       $ 149,839   
  

 

 

     

 

 

  

Land and buildings of Union Electric Steel UK Limited (“UES-UK”) equal to approximately $3,066 (£2,022) at September 30, 2015 are held as collateral by the trustees of the UES-UK defined benefit pension plan (see Note 5).