Nucor to Build New Melt Shop at an Existing Bar Mill in the Western United States
Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced plans to build a $100 million melt shop at an existing bar mill in the Western United States, aimed at producing 600,000 tons of steel annually. This project will create approximately 140 new jobs and is expected to commence operations in 2024. The initiative is intended to bolster Nucor's market-leading position in steel bar production and address anticipated customer demand in the region. Nucor currently operates 15 bar mills across the U.S., with an annual production capacity of about 9.5 million tons.
- Approval of a new $100 million melt shop enhances production capacity.
- Expected creation of approximately 140 new jobs.
- Initiative supports Nucor's market leadership in steel bar production.
- Operational start anticipated in 2024 aligns with growing customer demand.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that its board of directors has approved the construction of a new melt shop at one of the Company's existing bar mills in the Western United States. The new
"The new melt shop will help us maintain our market leading position in steel bar production and help us meet anticipated growth for bar products from our customers in the Western United States," said Dan Needham, Executive Vice President of Bar and Rebar Fabrication Products for Nucor Corporation.
Nucor has 15 bar mills strategically located across the United States that manufacture a broad range of steel products, including concrete reinforcing bars, hot-rolled bars, rounds, light shapes, structural angles, channels, wire rod and highway products in carbon and alloy steels. Four of the bar mills have a significant focus on manufacturing SBQ and wire rod products. Steel produced by Nucor bar mills serves numerous end markets, including the agricultural, automotive, construction, energy, furniture, machinery, metal building, railroad, recreational equipment, shipbuilding, heavy truck and trailer market segments. Nucor's bar steel production capacity is estimated at approximately 9.5 million tons per year.
About Nucor
Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel products, with operating facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Products produced include: carbon and alloy steel -- in bars, beams, sheet and plate; hollow structural section tubing; electrical conduit; steel racking; steel piling; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; precision castings; steel fasteners; metal building systems; insulated metal panels; steel grating; and wire and wire mesh. Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and hot briquetted iron / direct reduced iron; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap. Nucor is North America's largest recycler.
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