Steel Mills
November 20, 2018
Nucor Investment to Transform Gallatin Mill
Written by Tim Triplett
Nucor’s $650 million investment to expand the production capability of its Ghent, Ky., mill will transform the former Gallatin Steel plant into an ultra-modern “quality strip production” plant or QSP, claims Danieli, the Italian company that will design and install the new mill equipment.
The project will nearly double the annual production capability of Nucor Gallatin from 1.6 million tons to 3 million tons and will increase the maximum coil width to approximately 73 inches. The new plant configuration also will allow the mill to improve its thermomechanical rolling capabilities, expanding production of AHSS grades, API line pipe grades and other added-value grades, the company said.
