# Nucor opens $1.7 billion steel plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky

Nucor Corporation held the grand opening of its $1.7 billion steel plate manufacturing mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky. The 1.5 million-square-foot facility has 1.2 million tons of annual capacity and employs 440 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-10-06
- Where: Brandenburg, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $1.70B
- Jobs: 440
- Starts operating: 6 Oct 2023
- Status: completed
- 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

- [newkentuckyhome.ky.gov](https://newkentuckyhome.ky.gov/Newsroom/NewsPage/20231006_Nucor_Grand_Opening), 2023-10-06: "Congratulations to the Nucor Steel Brandenburg team for safely and successfully starting up our new plate mill, which will make the sustainable steel products that serve as the building blocks of our modern American economy."

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