A more beautiful America is just one by-product of Gallatin Steel's manufacturing process. Gallatin Steel, a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Gerdau AmeriSteel, manufactures more than a million tons of coils using recycled metal each year. The company uses about 1.5 million tons of scrap metal each year to manufacture its products, which are designed to customers' specifications. Gallatin's recycling operation removes some 4,000 tons of scrap metal from US landscapes and junkyards every day. The company, which operates a compact strip production facility in central Kentucky, began operations in 1995.