Inventory (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Major Classes of Inventory

Inventories consisted of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2020		2019
Raw materials and starting stock	$	11,108	$	9,815
Semi-finished and finished steel products		125,880		127,713
Operating materials		13,126		13,090
Gross inventory		150,114		150,618
Inventory reserves		(3,335)		(3,216)
Total inventory, net	$	146,779	$	147,402