Nucor Steel, Charlotte, N.C., is upgrading its Kankakee Chicago region steel bar mill by investing $40 million in a new state-of-the-art continuous casting machine and other improvements. The company is also currently completing its $180 million merchant bar quality mill expansion at the site, which is expected to begin operation later this year.
The new continuous casting machine will further improve product quality, broaden the mill’s product offerings, and utilize the mill’s full-melt capacity. “We are building on our efforts to modernize our steel mill in Kankakee to better compete in the global steel market and serve our customers,” said Jon Witherow, Nucor Steel Kankakee’s new General Manager.
