It is often used in restaurant, food service and retail store applications due to its ability to stay clean and resist rust and mold.
Coiled steel wire is cut to the correct lengths required using straight-cut machines.
This requires a cleaning process, heat drying, cooling, paint dip, and then final curing.
These include concrete reinforcement, mining, containers and other items made from steel mesh[2] In 2008, eleven firms in the United States produced comprised 99% of that country's industry.
Both US and Chinese firms had high levels of excess capacity around 2010, allowing them to quickly respond to potential increases in demand.
Demand closely tracks industrial output and real estate construction, but with a 6 to 9-month delay.
As a result, the wire decking industry didn't feel the effects of the Great Recession until well into 2009.
This allows them to sell lighter products with arbitrary capacity ratings which can pose a great safety risk.
In the 2000s, US producers accused China of subsidizing wire decking and unfair trade practices.