# Nucor starts up $425M galvanizing line at Berkeley sheet mill in South Carolina

Nucor has produced the first prime coil on its new continuous galvanizing line at Nucor Steel Berkeley in Huger, South Carolina. The line adds about 500,000 short tons per year of coated steel capacity and is expected to reach full run rate by the end of 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-11-08
- Where: Huger, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $425.0M
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 500,000 short tons per year
- Products: hot-dip galvanized steel, galvannealed steel, zinc-aluminum-magnesium coated steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Nucor](https://endata.com/companies/4347.md)
- [Primetals Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/16384.md) (partner)
- [Clecim](https://endata.com/companies/84058.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [metalmate.ai](https://metalmate.ai/projects/nucor-berkeley-sheet-mill-continuous-galvanizing-line/), 2026-11-08: "Nucor has produced the first prime coil on its new continuous galvanizing line at Nucor Steel Berkeley in Huger, South Carolina, moving the roughly $425 million project from commissioning into production."

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