# Nucor plans $280 million modernization of Tuscaloosa steel mill

Nucor is preparing to begin a $280 million modernization of its steel coil and plate mill in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, converting it into a tandem Steckel mill. Construction is set to start in Q1 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-12-05
- Where: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
- Value: $280.0M
- Starts operating: Q1 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.2 million tons per year
- Products: steel coil and plate
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Nucor](https://endata.com/companies/4347.md)
- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [industrialinfo.com](https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/us-steelmakers-gird-for-1-billion-in-first-quarter-kickoffs--336894), 2024-12-04: "The advantage of where Nucor sits is several fold, not the least of which having a carbon footprint today that is certainly best-in-class."

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