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Nucor Anniversary and Investment in South Carolina
Written by Sandy Williams
May 20, 2019
Nucor Steel South Carolina will celebrate its 50th anniversary next month with plans to add vacuum degassing to its engineered bar capabilities at the Darlington mill.
“This strategic investment complements our existing bar mills that primarily produce engineered bar products in Norfolk, Neb., Memphis, Tenn., and Wallingford, Conn. It will position us to better serve our customers in the Southeastern United States and support the growing demand in the region for higher quality automotive and other specialty steel applications,” said John Ferriola, Chairman, CEO and President of Nucor Corp.
The new degassing equipment will begin operations in late 2020.
Nucor built its first minimill in 1969 in Darlington, S.C., revolutionizing the industry by using an electric arc furnace to melt scrap to produce steel. Approximately 70 percent of steel made in the U.S. is now produced using EAFs. Nucor has steelmaking capacity exceeding 27 million tons annually and leads North America in the recycling of steel.
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