# Nucor to invest $650M expanding sheet mill in Ghent, Kentucky

Nucor Corporation approved a $650 million investment to expand production capability at Nucor Steel Gallatin in Ghent, Kentucky, from 1.6 million to approximately 3 million tons annually. The project is expected to create 70 full-time jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-09-01
- Where: Ghent, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $650.0M
- Jobs: 70
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3,000,000 tons per year
- Products: flat-rolled sheet steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Nucor](https://endata.com/companies/4347.md)

## Sources

- [nucor.com](https://nucor.com/news/?article=nucor-announces-plans-to-expand-sheet-mill-in-kentucky-122530), 2018-09-07: "This investment is another major component of our planned strategy for long-term profitable growth."
- [whas11.com](https://www.whas11.com/article/money/business/650m-steel-mill-expansion-announced-near-northern-kentucky/417-592263150), 2018-09-08: "The new expansion is on top of a $175 million construction project underway at the same site."
- [nkytribune.com](https://nkytribune.com/2018/09/nucor-corp-plans-650m-70-job-expansion-at-its-gallatin-county-plant-to-increase-capacity/), 2018-09-08: "This investment is another major component of our planned strategy for long-term profitable growth."
- [asminternational.org](https://www.asminternational.org/hts/category/news/page/70/), 2018-10-21: "Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces that its Board of Directors has approved an investment of $650 million to expand the production capability of Nucor Steel Gallatin."
- [siteselection.com](https://siteselection.com/forging-a-new-economy/), 2019-06-06: "Nucor is currently investing more than $2 billion in our Kentucky operations."

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