CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor
Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that it will build its new state of the art steel plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky, located along the Ohio River southwest of Louisville. The company will invest approximately $1.35 billion to build the
mill, which will be capable of producing 1.2 million tons per year of steel plate products. The plate mill will employ more than
400 full-time teammates at an average annual salary of $72,000, and is expected to be fully
operational in 2022, pending permit and regulatory approvals.
"This strategic investment will enable us to build a clear market leadership position in the U.S. plate market. Kentucky is an excellent location for this mill, right in the center of America's largest plate consuming
region," said John Ferriola, Chairman, CEO & President of Nucor Corporation. "Our acquisition
of the Gallatin sheet mill in Ghent, Kentucky five years ago
has been a tremendous success, and we are pleased to add a second mill in the state."
The new plate mill will significantly strengthen Nucor's plate product portfolio, giving the company the ability to produce 97
percent of the products demanded in the domestic plate market, including the specialty higher-margin products. The mill will
produce cut-to-length, coiled, heat-treated, and discrete plate ranging from 60 to 160 inches wide, and in gauges from 3/16 of an
inch to 14 inches. The selected location on the Ohio River will give Nucor logistical advantages in sourcing raw materials and
serving customers throughout the Midwest. Nucor currently operates plate mills in North
Carolina, Alabama and Texas.
Nucor has two additional major investment projects underway at its Gallatin sheet mill in
Kentucky. Nucor Steel Gallatin's new galvanizing line will be operational during the second
quarter of this year. And, its project to increase Gallatin's hot rolled coil capacity at
expanded widths of up to 73 inches is expected to come online during 2021. The new plate mill and the projects at Nucor Steel
Gallatin represent more than $2 billion in investments in the state of Kentucky.
"We would like to thank Governor Matt Bevin, officials with the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic
Development and local officials in Brandenburg and Meade County
for their help and support of this project," said Leon Topalian, Executive Vice President of Beam
and Plate Products. "We are looking forward to being part of the Brandenburg community."
Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel products, with operating facilities primarily in the U.S. and
Canada. Products produced include: carbon and alloy steel -- in bars, beams, sheet and plate;
hollow structural section tubing; electrical conduit; steel piling; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated
concrete reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; precision castings; steel fasteners; metal building systems; 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.
Certain statements contained in this news release are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. The
words "believe," "expect," "project," "will," "should," "could" and similar expressions are intended to identify those
forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (1) competitive pressure on sales and pricing, including competition
from imports and substitute materials; (2) U.S. and foreign trade policies affecting steel imports or exports; (3) the
sensitivity of the results of our operations to prevailing steel prices and the changes in the supply and cost of raw materials,
including scrap steel; (4) market demand for steel products; and (5) energy costs and availability. These and other factors are
discussed in Nucor's regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those in Nucor's fiscal 2018
Annual Report on Form 10-K, Item 1A. Risk Factors. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of
this date, and Nucor does not assume any obligation to update them.
View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nucor-to-build-new-plate-mill-in-kentucky-300819673.html
SOURCE Nucor Corporation