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Nucor Steel Gallatin plant

operating

Ghent, North America, United States

ISO 14001
GEM wiki

Process Route

EAF

Timeline

Operating since 1995

Emissions

2025

0.81 Mt CO₂e

0.43 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical EAF route: 0.5–0.7 t/t

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

2,722

EAF

2,722

Production

Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
1,270 ttpa172 tNKK-SE, Rev. SMS Siemagwiki
EAF
unknown EAF (2)operating
1,452 ttpa168 tDanieliwiki

Inputs & Energy

Power In August 2023, Nucor Corp announced a power purchase agreement to purchase 250MW from Sebree Solar, NextEra’s upcoming 400 MW solar project to be built in Henderson County, Ky.,

Steel Products

coil

Ownership

Owner Nucor Corp

Parent Nucor Corp [100.0%]

Workforce 700 employees

Country Context

United States crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).

Facility emissions estimates from Climate TRACE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.