UPDATE 1-Cheap imports, high inventories hurt Steel Dynamics' profit
October 19, 2015 at 18:38 PM EDT
Oct 19 (Reuters) - U.S. steelmaker Steel Dynamics Inc on Monday reported a lower quarterly net profit, which it blamed on a glut of lower-priced imports and higher customer inventories but said that it expects improvement in domestic U.S. steel production in 2016.