# SMS group completes pre-assembly of rolling stand for Nucor Steel's mill upgrade in Tuscaloosa

SMS group completed pre-assembly of a new rolling stand for Nucor Steel's Steckel mill modernization in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The project transforms the mill into a tandem Steckel mill for thin, high-strength plate and hot-rolled strip production.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-11-03
- Where: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
- Status: under construction
- Products: rolling mill stand, thin high-strength plate, hot-rolled strip
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md) (supplier)
- [Nucor Steel](https://endata.com/companies/15252.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [sms-group.com](https://www.sms-group.com/insights/all-insights/built-in-hilchenbach-ready-for-tuscaloosa-nucors-new-mill-stand-reaches-assembly-milestone), 2026-11-03: "A key milestone has been reached in the modernization of Nucor Steel’s Steckel mill in Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Our Hilchenbach workshop team completed the pre-assembly of the new rolling stand."

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