Nucor-Yamato Announces US$75 Million Beam Mill Upgrade
09/28/2015 - Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. plans to spend US$75 million on incorporating a new production process into its Blytheville, Ark., USA, plant, expanding its product offerings.
Through the investment, the company will add a quench and self-temper line to the plant’s No. 2 rolling mill, giving it the ability to produce ASTM A913 Grade 65 and Grade 70 structural sections.
The resulting products will have high-strength, low-alloy grade chemistries, which, the company said, will provide for excellent weldability while achieving good toughness at low temperatures.
The upgrades are to be completed by the second half of 2016.
"This strategic investment will keep Nucor-Yamato Steel the market leader in the wide-flange beam market servicing our customers across the United States," said Nucor chairman and CEO John Ferriola in a statement.
"The A913 market is a strategic part of the future of our company and will ensure we continue to meet and exceed our customers' needs and requirements."
The rolling mill has an annual capacity of 1.4 million tons.
According to Nucor-Yamato, the A913 grades are commonly used to make gravity columns for high-rise buildings and long-span trusses for large facilities such as convention centers or stadiums. The grades are also used in seismic applications.
“The higher strength achieved from A913 will allow lighter foot weights to be specified, which reduces the overall weight and material cost for the owner, making steel even more competitive versus concrete and wood,” the company said in a statement.
Nucor-Yamato is a joint venture between U.S.-based Nucor Corp. and Japan’s Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. The company has 2.5 million tons of annual capacity and makes wide-flange beams, H-piling, sheet piling, I-beams, and channels and other structural shapes.
The resulting products will have high-strength, low-alloy grade chemistries, which, the company said, will provide for excellent weldability while achieving good toughness at low temperatures.
The upgrades are to be completed by the second half of 2016.
"This strategic investment will keep Nucor-Yamato Steel the market leader in the wide-flange beam market servicing our customers across the United States," said Nucor chairman and CEO John Ferriola in a statement.
"The A913 market is a strategic part of the future of our company and will ensure we continue to meet and exceed our customers' needs and requirements."
The rolling mill has an annual capacity of 1.4 million tons.
According to Nucor-Yamato, the A913 grades are commonly used to make gravity columns for high-rise buildings and long-span trusses for large facilities such as convention centers or stadiums. The grades are also used in seismic applications.
“The higher strength achieved from A913 will allow lighter foot weights to be specified, which reduces the overall weight and material cost for the owner, making steel even more competitive versus concrete and wood,” the company said in a statement.
Nucor-Yamato is a joint venture between U.S.-based Nucor Corp. and Japan’s Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. The company has 2.5 million tons of annual capacity and makes wide-flange beams, H-piling, sheet piling, I-beams, and channels and other structural shapes.
