Inventory

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventory

Note 3: Inventory

The major classes of inventory are as follows:

December 31,	2019			2018
(dollars in thousands)
Raw materials and starting stock	$	9,815		$	9,555
Semi-finished and finished steel products		127,713			115,627
Operating materials		13,090			12,515
Gross inventory		150,618			137,697
Inventory reserves		(3,216	)		(2,959	)
Total inventory, net	$	147,402		$	134,738