Workers last week began the timely and expensive process of protecting infrastructure inside the former RG Steel Mill against damage from frozen pipes as winter approaches.

The process, which involves adding an anti-freeze-type chemical to the plant’s pipes, is necessary if there is any hope of reopening the plant once an operator is located.

Owners have said they plan to find an operator and eventually reopen the idled mill, now under the name BDM Warren Steel Holdings LLC. The plant has been shut down since May after the prior owner filed for bankruptcy protection...

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