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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-03-003466
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030328
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030328

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STEEL DYNAMICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001022671
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES  ROLLING MILLS (COKE OVENS) [3312]
		IRS NUMBER:				351929476
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21719
		FILM NUMBER:		03624465

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7030 POINTE INVERNESS WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 310
		CITY:			FORT WAYNE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46804
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2194593553

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7030 POINTE INVERNERSS WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 310
		CITY:			FORT WAYNE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46804
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<DESCRIPTION>STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                ----------------



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 28, 2003




                              STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Indiana                        0-21719                35-1929476
(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission File         (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)             Number)          Identification No.)



         6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804

              (Address of principal executive officers) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 260-459-3553

          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
                                 Not Applicable



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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

A certification complying with the requirements of Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1, accompanied Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year
ended December 31, 2002, as correspondence, on March 28, 2003, and is
herewith furnished to the SEC.

(c)   EXHIBITS.

      99.1  Correspondence to the SEC from Registrant, dated March 28, 2003,
            accompanying Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
            ended December 31, 2002. This document is furnished herewith and is
            not to be deemed filed with the SEC.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereto duly authorized.

                                            STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

                                            /s/ Tracy L. Shellabarger

Date: March 28, 2002                        By: Tracy L. Shellabarger
                                                Title:  Secretary


                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit  Description

99.1     Correspondence to the SEC from Registrant, dated March 28, 2003,
         accompanying Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
         December 31, 2002. This document is furnished herewith and is not to be
         deemed filed with the SEC.


                                       2


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<DESCRIPTION>LETTER TO THE SEC
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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                        [Steel Dynamics, Inc. Letterhead]



March 28, 2003

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Re: Steel Dynamics, Inc.
    Annual Report on Form 10-K (Year ending December 31, 2002)

To the Securities and Exchange Commission:

In connection with the Annual Report of Steel Dynamics, Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, Keith E.
Busse, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Tracy L.
Shellabarger, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.

 By:    /s/ Keith E. Busse*
       -------------------------------------------
                 Keith E. Busse
        President and Chief Executive Officer
                 March 28, 2003

By:    /s/ Tracy L. Shellabarger*
       -------------------------------------------
             Tracy L. Shellabarger
        Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                 March 28, 2003

* A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
  provided to Steel Dynamics, Inc. and will be retained by Steel Dynamics, Inc.
  and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
  request.

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