Sources: Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C.; CP staff The Nucor Board of Directors has approved an $860 million outlay to construct a 650,000-tons-per-year rebar micro mill in the Pacific Northwest. Equipped for a full range of concrete rebar sizes and spooling capabilities, the facility will be the producer’s fourth and largest such operation, with approximately 50 percent more capacity than a…
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Steelmakers eye performance-based mill emissions, climate metrics standard
Sources: Global Steel Climate Council; CP staff Major concrete rebar and structural steel operators Commercial Metals Co., Nucor Corp. and Steel Dynamics Inc. lead North American members of a new international coalition chartered to support a standard that “accelerates the transition to low-emission steel and recognizes the potential of the recycled, circular steel model to reduce carbon emissions.” The Global…
Read MoreLow-carbon steel interests like Federal Buy Clean Initiative
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), Chicago, reports that members are ready to meet expanded White House Federal Buy Clean Task Force objectives announced during a mid-September gathering at the Cleveland-Cliffs Toledo Direct Reduction plant in Ohio. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, U.S. General Services Administration Administrator Robin Carnahan, and Deputy National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi noted that federal agencies…
Read MoreRoanoke Cement terminal to reach 100K tons with $37M expansion
Titan America projects a 2023 completion of a new 70,000-ton dome, plus truck and rail loadout infrastructure, at its Roanoke Cement Co. import terminal in Chesapeake, Va. With triple the present bulk storage capacity, the overhauled operation will be equipped to import and distribute fly ash, slag, and aggregates that are in demand throughout the Mid-Atlantic market. The Virginia investment…
Read MoreNucor scouts Southeast for $350 million rebar micro mill site
The board of Charlotte, N.C.-based Nucor Corp. has approved investment of up to $350 million for construction of a rebar micro mill to be located in the South Atlantic region. The facility will join sister Missouri and Florida rebar micro mills, opened in 2020, and feature spooling capability—affording rebar fabricators handling economy and waste reduction. “We believe the East Coast…
Read MoreORGANIZATIONS – JANUARY 2021
The Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association has announced new Board, Associate Board and Young Leaders Development Group officers and directors, all for two-year terms. During a late-2020 virtual meeting, Bob Housel of Masters RMC Inc. was elected chairman, Jeff Detwiler of New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co. vice chairman, and Jamie Stilley of Amerikohl Aggregates Inc. secretary/treasurer.
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