# Nucor to build $1.35B steel plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky

Nucor Corporation announced it will build a new steel plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky, with an investment of approximately $1.35 billion. The mill will have a capacity of 1.2 million tons per year and create over 400 jobs. It is expected to be fully operational in 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-03-27
- Where: Brandenburg, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $1.35B
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.2 million tons per year
- Products: steel plate
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [investors.nucor.com](https://investors.nucor.com/news/news-details/2019/Nucor-to-Build-New-Plate-Mill-in-Kentucky-03-27-2019/default.aspx), 2019-03-27: "This strategic investment will enable us to build a clear market leadership position in the U.S. plate market."
- [newkentuckyhome.ky.gov](https://newkentuckyhome.ky.gov/Newsroom/NewsPage/03272019_Nucor_Corp), 2019-03-27: "This massive project will transform the region's economy and provide high-quality jobs to Kentuckians for generations to come."
- [apnews.com](https://apnews.com/general-news-d4b32ac2a28c424a85b311dd6b1d2b84), 2019-03-28: "Steel producer Nucor Corp. announced Wednesday it will build a $1.35 billion manufacturing mill in a rural Kentucky county, creating several hundred jobs while expanding its presence in the bluegrass state."
- [siteselection.com](https://siteselection.com/forging-a-new-economy/), 2019-06-06: "This massive project will transform the region’s economy and provide high-quality jobs to Kentuckians for generations to come."

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