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Steel for the Nation (1967)

1967 · Short film · 27 min

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This color educational film is about the production of steel in Canada by Stelco. Copyright 1967. Stelco is a steel manufacturer based in Hamilton, Ontario. It was founded in 1910 from the amalgamation of several firms. Stelco existed for almost 100 years, until it filed for bankruptcy in 2007 and was bought by U.S. Steel. The Hamilton plant shown in the film has not produced steel since 2011, but its coke ovens and cold rolling finishing works remain in operation. The company also employs workers at facilities in Nanticoke and the Lake Erie Works. Opening: Men work in a steel mill (:08).Opening titles: Steel Company of Canada, Limited presents Steel for the Nation (:42). Aerial shot of a city in Canada; men work construction (1:03). Steel making in Hamilton, Ontario (1:34). Fire shoots off in many directions near the steel making mill (1:58). Porous fuel known as coke (2:11). Water produces a steam cloud above the mill (2:20). Coke on a conveyor belt (2:32). Hilton Works steel plant (2:47). A skip carries coke, limestone and iron ore to the top to place into a heating stove (3:01). Animation shows how the molten iron is made (3:13). Men work near the base of the furnace (3:42). Molten iron is made (4:24). A brickline thermos car carries the molten iron (4:33). Raw material is placed into a dump truck (5:02). Wabush, a small town in the western tip of Labrador, bordering Quebec in Canada is known for it’s ore operations (5:15). Map shows North America featuring Canada…

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Running time
27 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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