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Nucor Reports Progress on West Virginia Mill; Cancels Greenfield Project in Western U.S.
10/28/2025 - Nucor Corp. is approximately 75% of the way toward completing its West Virginia sheet mill and has dropped plans for a rebar micro-mill in the Pacific Northwest, company executives said Tuesday.
Speaking during the steelmaker’s third-quarter earnings call, Nucor executive vice president Noah Hanners said the team behind the mill—Nucor’s single largest investment—has made significant progress. The facility remains on track for completion in 2026.
“If you go there today, it looks like a steel mill,” Hanners said, characterizing the progress to date. “We're excited about what the future brings for West Virginia.”
Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, Nucor has decided to cancel its proposed Pacific Northwest mill.
“With the recent investments we've made in the bar group, we can serve the Western U.S. and Canadian markets from our current footprint with superior cost and supply chain advantages,” said Nucor chairman and chief executive officer Leon Topalian.
“As I've said in the past, our growth strategy is not about growing our capacity; it's about providing more capabilities for our shareholders, customers, and team. The investments we are making now to grow our core steelmaking capabilities and expand into downstream steel-adjacent businesses will better position Nucor to offer comprehensive integrated solutions unmatched by any of our competitors,” he added.
Nucor recently completed installation of a new meltshop at its Kingman, Ariz., rebar mill and began ramping up production in the third quarter. The company also operates a merchant bar and rebar mill in Seattle, Wash.
“We feel really good about where the mill is and its capability set in Seattle, but couple that with the addition of Kingman's meltshop, and we think we've got very adequate coverage. So we're going to use those dollars elsewhere to think about growth,” Topalian said.
“If you go there today, it looks like a steel mill,” Hanners said, characterizing the progress to date. “We're excited about what the future brings for West Virginia.”
Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, Nucor has decided to cancel its proposed Pacific Northwest mill.
“With the recent investments we've made in the bar group, we can serve the Western U.S. and Canadian markets from our current footprint with superior cost and supply chain advantages,” said Nucor chairman and chief executive officer Leon Topalian.
“As I've said in the past, our growth strategy is not about growing our capacity; it's about providing more capabilities for our shareholders, customers, and team. The investments we are making now to grow our core steelmaking capabilities and expand into downstream steel-adjacent businesses will better position Nucor to offer comprehensive integrated solutions unmatched by any of our competitors,” he added.
Nucor recently completed installation of a new meltshop at its Kingman, Ariz., rebar mill and began ramping up production in the third quarter. The company also operates a merchant bar and rebar mill in Seattle, Wash.
“We feel really good about where the mill is and its capability set in Seattle, but couple that with the addition of Kingman's meltshop, and we think we've got very adequate coverage. So we're going to use those dollars elsewhere to think about growth,” Topalian said.
