Nucor Steel West Virginia is a scrap-based steel plant: an electric arc furnace melts recycled steel scrap into new crude steel. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 3.0 million tonnes per year. Its main products are galvanized, cold rolled, sheet.
Process Route
EAF
Timeline
Announced2021
Construction2023
Operating2026
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
3,000
EAF
3,000
Steel Units
Steel Products
galvanized, cold rolled, sheet
Ownership
Owner Nucor Corp
Parent Nucor Corp [100.0%]
Workforce 800 employees
Country Context
United States crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Mason County
North America
United States
38.6477°, -82.1759°
At a Glance
- Route
- EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 3,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2026
- Products
- Finished rolled