ALJ Regional Holdings owns a steel mini-mill in Kentucky, which it acquired in 2005. The mill is operated by Kentucky Electric Steel, which produces bar flat products that it sells to service centers as well as makers of truck trailers, steel springs, and cold drawn bars. Kentucky Electric Steel produces steel in both Merchant Bar Quality and Special Bar Quality. The company also recycles steel from scrap to produce steel. Kentucky Electric Steel operates mainly in the US, Canada, and Mexico.