# Nucor unveils $650M expansion of Ghent, Kentucky steel mill

Nucor announced a $650 million expansion of its steel mill in Ghent, Kentucky, nearly doubling annual capacity from 1.6 million to about 3 million tons of coiled sheet steel. The project will add 70 jobs and is the second phase of a larger project that began in 2017.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-01-27
- Where: Ghent, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $650.0M
- Jobs: 70
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3 million tons of coiled sheet steel per year (from 1.6 million)
- Products: coiled sheet steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [thomasnet.com](https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/kentucky-steel-mill-gets-650m-expansion/), 2019-01-27: "Charlotte, North Carolina-based Nucor recently unveiled a $650 million expansion plan for its facility in Ghent, Kentucky."

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