# Nucor's $1.7B plate mill in Brandenburg to become operational in Q4 2022

Nucor's new $1.7 billion plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky, announced in March 2019, will become operational in the fourth quarter of 2022, creating 400 full-time jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-03-17
- Where: Brandenburg, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $1.70B
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: Q4 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 410,000 short 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)
- [Danieli](https://endata.com/companies/15743.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [digital.enr.com](https://digital.enr.com/articles/new-plate-mill-serves-as-infrastructure-investment), 2022-03-17: "Nucor’s newest plate mill in Brandenburg, Ky., will become operational in the fourth quarter of 2022."
- [plantautomation.com](https://www.plantautomation.com/doc/nucor-corporation-again-selects-danieli-endless-casting-rolling-technology-0001), 2022-04-11: "The new MIDA plant QLP fully endless Quality Long Products minimill will produce 410,000 shtpy of quality rebars from recycled steel scrap."

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