APPLE GROVE, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined federal and state officials, as well as Nucor leaders to break ground on the Nucor Steel plant in Mason County, W.Va. Since the January 2022 announcement that Nucor would build a new multi-billion dollar steel mill facility in West Virginia, Senator Capito has supported the project every step of the way.
“Today is an incredibly exciting occasion, and proves the progress that we can make in West Virginia by working together across all levels of government and the private sector. Nucor’s establishment in Mason County will put our state at center stage in supporting critical infrastructure and national security efforts in the future. As I was helping negotiate and craft the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that is now law, this is the impact that I knew it could make in our state, and I’m thrilled to see it coming to fruition today,” Ranking Member Capito said. “Since the announcement in January 2022, I have worked alongside Nucor’s leaders throughout the process and advocated on their behalf. Today’s groundbreaking is the culmination of that work.”
"Nucor is proud to bring this transformative project to the State of West Virginia. Once operational, our new facility in Mason County will supply the clean, American-made sheet steel products needed to build our nation’s economy for decades to come. Nucor would like to thank Senator Capito for her unwavering support of this project,” Leon Topalian, Chair, President & Chief Executive Officer of Nucor Corporation, said.
In June 2022, Senator Capito toured the construction site of the facility, and advocated on behalf of the project’s progress through the permitting and federal review process during an EPW Committee hearing in May of this year.
BACKGROUND:
The new Nucor steel sheet mill in Mason County is a $2.7 billion investment. The mill will have the capacity to produce 3 million tons of steel sheet annually and will employ approximately 800 full-time employees after it begins commercial operations. In addition, approximately 1,000 temporary construction jobs will be created during the building of the steel mill, which is estimated to take 2 years.
The new mill will be one of the most technologically advanced sheet mills and will also have one of the lowest carbon footprints of any sheet mill in the world. The new mill will have advanced steelmaking capabilities, including a high-end automotive galvanizing line and construction-grade line that will allow Nucor to further grow sales of value-added products into these two important end-use markets for sheet steel.
Nucor Corporation, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the largest steel producer in the U.S. and the largest recycler of any material in North America. The company operates 25 steel mills that produce approximately one-quarter of America’s raw steel using scrap metal as its primary raw material, and more than 250 facilities that produce raw materials or finished steel products for non-residential construction, infrastructure, automotive, heavy equipment, renewable energy and other applications. Nucor is ranked #149 in the 2020 Fortune 500 largest public companies in America and employs approximately 28,000 teammates.
Photos from today’s event are included below:
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) at the groundbreaking ceremony for Nucor Steel in Apple Grove, W.Va., on Friday, October 20, 2023.
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) breaks ground on Nucor Steel in Apple Grove, W.Va., on Friday, October 20, 2023.
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) delivers remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Nucor Steel in Apple Grove, W.Va., on Friday, October 20, 2023.
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