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Nucor Expands Alabama Towers & Structures Facility to Meet Growing Demand for Utility Infrastructure

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Nucor Corporation, a steel and steel products maker, will invest $60 million to expand its Nucor Towers & Structures facility in Trinity, Alabama, subject to regulatory and other approvals. The expansion will increase production of steel poles and other steel structures for utility infrastructure.

Key details

  • The project will add 60 jobs with average annual wages exceeding $87,000.
  • The expansion will add production capacity, additional laydown space (an area for staging and storing materials) and a dedicated galvanizing inspection area (galvanizing is a zinc coating that protects steel from rust).
  • The Trinity facility began operations in September 2025 and is located next to Nucor Steel Decatur, a Nucor sheet steel mill.
  • Nucor formed its Towers & Structures business in 2022 by acquiring Summit Utility Structures LLC and its Pennsylvania plant, later opened facilities in Alabama and Indiana, and is building a fourth facility in Utah.
  • Nucor employs more than 2,700 teammates at 12 locations across Alabama, including three steel mills.

What’s still pending

  • The investment is subject to regulatory and other approvals.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced that it will invest $60 million to expand its Nucor Towers & Structures facility in Trinity, Alabama, subject to regulatory and other approvals. The project will add 60 jobs with average annual wages exceeding $87,000 and increase production of steel poles and other steel structures for utility infrastructure.

"Utilities across the country are making significant investments to strengthen and modernize the nation's power grid," said Leon Topalian, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Nucor Corporation. "By expanding our Trinity facility adjacent to our Decatur sheet mill, we can combine American-made steel with highly efficient manufacturing to better serve our utility customers and support their long-term infrastructure needs. This investment also builds on Nucor's longstanding commitment to Alabama and its communities."

The Nucor Towers & Structures facility began operations in September 2025 and is located adjacent to Nucor Steel Decatur. The expansion will add production capacity, additional laydown space and a dedicated galvanizing inspection area.

"Nucor has deep roots in Alabama, and we are proud to continue growing our operations in Trinity," said Laurent De Mey, Vice President and General Manager of Nucor Towers & Structures. "This expansion will allow us to increase production, better serve our utility customers and create high-quality jobs in the region. We appreciate the support of Governor Ivey, the Alabama Department of Commerce, Morgan County, the City of Decatur, our local chambers of commerce and the many state and community leaders who have helped make this investment possible."

This additional investment will increase Nucor's ability to serve utility customers as they expand, modernize and strengthen the nation's power infrastructure.

Nucor formed its Towers & Structures business in 2022 through the acquisition of Summit Utility Structures LLC and its manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania. The company subsequently opened new facilities in Alabama and Indiana and is constructing a fourth facility in Utah, which is expected to begin operations next year.

Nucor employs more than 2,700 teammates at 12 locations across Alabama, including three steel mills that use recycled scrap as their primary raw material to make new steel products.

About Nucor
Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel products, with operating facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Products produced include: carbon and alloy steel -- in bars, beams, sheet and plate; hollow structural section tubing; electrical conduit; steel racking; steel piling; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; precision castings; steel fasteners; metal building systems; insulated metal panels; overhead doors; steel grating; wire and wire mesh; and utility structures. Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company and its affiliates, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and hot briquetted iron / direct reduced iron; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap. Nucor is North America's largest recycler.

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