Nucor Steel West Virginia EAF steel plant

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Nucor Steel West Virginia EAF steel plant, also known as Nucor sheet mill, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant under construction in Mason County, West Virginia, United States.

Location

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  • Location: 29618 Huntington Rd, Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia, United States
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 38.647729, -82.175875 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Announced date Construction date Start date Workforce size
Construction[1] 2021[2] 2023-10[1] 2024[3] 800[4][5]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Nucor Corp [100%] 4295904636 [100%] E100001010595 [12.7%]; E100001000348 [8.6%]; E100001010597 [8.5%]; E100001010596 [5.2%] Nucor Corp[6] 4295904636 E100001010181

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
finished rolled[6] hot-rolled sheets; cold processed; annealed products; galvanized products[6] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[7] EAF[6] 2 EAF (190-tonne)[8]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction 2722 TTPA[9][10][9][10] 2722 TTPA[9][10][9][10]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/in-the-news/nucor-breaks-ground-on-apple-grove-mill. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221209203728/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2255671-nucor-to-build-new-3mn-styr-sheet-mill-in-us. Archived from the original on 09 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220412215246/https://www.railwayage.com/freight/class-i/nucor-steel-mill-coming-to-west-virginia/. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.aist.org/news/steel-news/2022/january/country-roads-take-nucor-to-its-new-home-west-vir. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20231118065340/http://nucor.com/westvirginia. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119171802/https://www.nucor.com/news-release/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220118112804/https://www.nucor.com/industries-served/. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20230129094105/https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/96915-nucor-orders-melt-shop-for-west-virginia-facility. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://nucor.com/news-release/18696. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/nucor-provides-one-year-update-on-west-virginia-steel-sheet-mill/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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