Nucor Corporation will add a new melt shop at its bar mill in Kingman, Arizona. The new $100 million melt shop will have the capacity to produce 600,000 tons annually and create approximately 140 new full time jobs paying an average annual wage of approximately $85,000.
Construction of the melt shop is expected to take two years pending permit and regulatory approvals.
Wire rod and rebar are used primarily in concrete reinforcement for the construction of roads, buildings, bridges and other structures. Nucor produces steel by recycling scrap metal into new steel products, making the company one of the most sustainable steel producers in the world. Last year, Nucor steel bar products averaged 98.5 percent recycled content.
In September 2021, Nucor announced its intention to build a new melt shop at one of its existing bar mills in the Western U.S. Nucor Steel Kingman is the ideal location for this project because it is a rolling mill that converts steel billets into coiled wire rod and rebar but lacks a melt shop. The Kingman mill currently employs approximately 80 teammates.
Published in the September 2022 Edition
