Steelmaker Nucor wants to construct a $1.35-billion steel plate mill somewhere in the Midwest.
该公司在1月7日表示press release该工厂将雇用400名工人，每年生产120万吨钢板产品。Nucor，其基于夏洛特，N.C.预计将在2022年完成建设。
ArcelorMittal already has plate operations in Gary and Burns Harbor, Ind., and U.S. Steel Corp. produces some plate products at its Granite City Works in Granite City, Ill. Steel plate is used in structural steel for buildings and has other construction uses.
"This investment is consistent with our drive to continue delivering sustainable, profitable growth and superior returns for shareholders," said John Ferriola, chairman, CEO and president of Nucor, in a statement.
FerrioRA表示，该植物将产生切割到长度，卷绕，热处理和离散板，范围为60至160英寸，从3/16英寸的仪表中的仪表。厚度为14英寸。这将使NUCOR能够提供印版产品，目前目前没有提供建筑公司和其他客户。Nucor已经在北卡罗来纳州，阿拉巴马州和德克萨斯州操作了板材厂。
“通过在美国中西部的这种最先进的板厂 - 美国最大的耗材区域，我们将提升我们在该地区的客户服务的能力，同时还进一步推动我们满足所有钢铁需求的目标我们在全国各地的客户。我们希望今年初为新工厂选择一个网站，“梁和板材产品展示副总裁Leon Topian，在一个网络广播中表示，在与媒体和投资者讨论宣布宣布。
With investments already announced, Nucor now has more than $3.5 billion planned in new construction and plant expansions through 2022. Ferriola credited tax reform, a better regulatory environment and foreign steel tariffs enacted by the Trump administration with making his company's investments possible.
"This administration is taking the decisive and meaningful actions that American manufacturers need to compete on a level playing field," Ferriola said. "Tax reform, continued improvements to our regulatory approach and strong trade enforcement are giving businesses like ours the confidence to make long-term capital investments here in the U.S. that create jobs and ensure our success for decades to come."
