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Nucor Towers & Structures expanding Nationwide

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Nucor Corporation has announced the Company’s Towers & Structures business unit will build its third state-of-the-art utility structures production facility in Brigham City, Utah. The Company is currently completing the construction of two utility structures production facilities in Decatur, Alabama, and Crawfordsville, Indiana. The new $200 million Utah facility will be located on Nucor’s existing Brigham City campus and is expected to create 200 full-time jobs.

Leon J. Topalian, president and Chief Executive Officer of Nucor image
Leon J. Topalian

“Nucor has a strong presence in the West and locating this new facility in Utah positions us to meet growing demand for utility infrastructure in the region resulting from distributed energy projects, data centers, and population growth,” said Leon Topalian, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nucor Corporation. “As a global leader in sustainable steelmaking, we believe our nation’s energy infrastructure should be built with American-made low embodied carbon steel.”

An expansive electric transmission buildout is planned in the western U.S., with local utilities forecasting strong load growth and ramping up capital spending in response. New energy supply, grid-hardening initiatives and increased load growth from data centers, EV charging stations, and electrification are fueling demand for utility infrastructure in the region. The Utah production facility will be highly automated and will enjoy a freight advantage compared to competitors outside the region. It will receive plate and sheet products from Nucor steel mills via rail to meet its raw material needs.

Laurent De Mey“Nucor has been doing business in Brigham City for more than 40 years and we are excited to expand our existing campus of Nucor facilities. Utah is a great state to do business in, and we appreciate the support we have received from Brigham City, the Economic Development Corporation of Utah, Utah Inland Port Authority, and the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity,” said Laurent De Mey, Vice President & General Manager of Nucor Towers & Structures.

Nucor formed its Towers & Structures business unit in 2022 when the Company acquired Summit Utility Structures LLC, a producer of steel poles and steel structures for utility infrastructure in eastern Pennsylvania. That location, which primarily serves customers in the northeastern part of the country, is currently being modernized and automated to increase production. The three new facilities will be highly automated, utilizing efficient straight-line production, and will also include advanced hot-dip galvanizing operations. Nucor Towers & Structures expects to begin production at its new Alabama and Indiana facilities in the first and second half of this year, respectively.

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