{"id":9386,"date":"2014-01-06T14:36:20","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T14:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.asminternational.org\/hts-new\/results\/-\/journal_content\/56\/10192\/16742530\/NEWS\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T04:50:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T04:50:06","slug":"direct-reduced-iron-facility-begins-production-at-nucor-louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/hts\/direct-reduced-iron-facility-begins-production-at-nucor-louisiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct reduced iron facility begins production at Nucor Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C.,<\/strong> announces the successful start-up of production at its direct reduced iron (DRI) facility in St. James Parish, Louisiana.  Production began on Tuesday, December 24, and has continued at planned ramp-up levels since that time.  Within the first 24 hours of operation, output quality began matching the best-in-class levels routinely achieved at the DRI plant in Trinidad.<\/p>\n

“We are very pleased to announce this important step in executing our raw materials strategy,” said John Ferriola, Nucor’s President and CEO.  “I want to personally thank our team in St. James Parish for their commitment and perseverance working right through the holiday season in achieving this important success.”<\/p>\n

Nucor and affiliates are manufacturers of steel products, with operating facilities primarily in the U.S. and Canada. Products produced include: carbon and alloy steel — in bars, beams, sheet  and  plate; steel  piling; steel  joists and  joist  girders;  steel  deck;  fabricated concrete reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; steel fasteners; metal building systems; steel grating and expanded metal; and wire and wire mesh. Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and HBI\/DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap.<\/p>\n

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