Steel Mills
Nucor Plans New Tube Mill in the Midwest
Written by Sandy Williams
March 9, 2021
Nucor today announced board approval to build a tube mill in the Midwestern U.S. The $164 million project will be completed within two years and will capitalize on Nucor’s recent Midwest investments that include a plate mill, galvanizing line and hot roll expansion. A specific location for the new plant was not provided, but sources expect it will be close to Crawfordsville, Ind.
“Adding a tube mill in the Midwest will allow us to leverage recent investments we have made and further strengthen our market leadership position as a low-cost producer of steel products,” said President and CEO Leon Topalian. “Building this tube mill puts us in a great position to serve the largest consuming regions of the U.S. for hollow structural section tubing and solar energy.”
The new tube mill will have the capacity to produce approximately 250,000 tons of hollow structural section (HSS) tubing, mechanical steel tubing and galvanized solar torque tube, which will increase Nucor’s product offerings for construction, infrastructure and renewable energy in the expanding solar market in the United States.
Nucor Tubular Products group currently consists of eight tubular facilities, which consume hot rolled coil from Nucor’s sheet steel mills. The NTP Group capacity is approximately 1,365,000 tons annually and includes HSS steel tubing, mechanical steel tubing, piling, sprinkler pipe, heat-treated tubing and electrical conduit.
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