# Nucor seeks LEED certification for new Brandenburg plate mill

Nucor Corp. announced it is pursuing LEED v4 certification for its new plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky. The $1.7 billion mill will produce 1.2 million tons of steel plate annually and is set to begin production by the end of 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-09-20
- Where: Brandenburg, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $1.70B
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.2 million tons of steel plate 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

- [aist.org](https://www.aist.org/nucor-begins-pursuit-of-leed-certification-for-new-plate-mill), 2022-09-20: "Our Nucor Steel Brandenburg team is proud to be the first Nucor mill to undertake LEED v4 certification."

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