Nucor Corporation recently announced Net-Zero science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) targets for 2050 and established a new interim target for 2030.  These GHG intensity targets are defined by the Global Steel Climate Council’s (GSCC) “Steel Climate Standard,” an ambitious standard that aligns with the Paris Climate Agreement’s emission reduction goals for the steel sector by 2050,…

Nucor Corporation has launched “Made for Good,” a campaign highlighting the company’s more than five decades of producing steel using the cleanest methods commercially available, while also showcasing its work with customers in a broad range of industries to help them achieve their sustainability goals. “Sustainability is being driven by our customers’ values and focus…

Nucor Corporation announced a collaboration with fusion power company, Helion to develop a 500 MW fusion power plant. This transformational project will offer base-load zero-carbon electricity from fusion directly to a Nucor steelmaking facility. Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of one of the broadest ranges of steel and steel products — including steel fasteners,…

Nucor Corporation, currently the largest domestic steel producer and recycler in North America, continues to spearhead sustainability efforts in the steel industry as a founding member of the Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC). The Council recently released The Steel Climate Standard — a global standard to measure and report carbon emissions in the global steel…

A coalition of steel companies and industry partners founded by Nucor Corporation and five other organizations released a draft this week of the global standard to measure and report carbon emissions from steel companies. The Steel Climate Standard, which was developed by the Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC), offers a single, technology-neutral protocol that would…

Johnson Controls, a global provider of smart and sustainable buildings, announced the launch of a program for recycling steel, through a collaboration with Nucor Corporation, the largest steel producer and recycler in North America. Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel products — including steel fasteners, racking, castings, conduits, and more —…

Nucor Corporation announced that California Steel Industries (CSI) will build a continuous galvanizing line at its mill in Fontana, California. The new galvanizing line will serve construction end markets in the western United States and is expected to have an annual capacity of 400,000 tons. With the addition of this new line, CSI will have a…

Nucor Corporation announced that it has made an equity investment in Electra, a Colorado-based start-up developing a process to produce carbon-free iron that can be used to make steel. The company uses renewable energy to refine low-grade iron ores into high-purity iron through electrochemical and hydro-metallurgical processes. This material will be used in the steelmaking…

Nucor Corporation, currently the largest domestic steel producer and recycler in North America, has been ranked No. 1 in its industry in Fortune Magazine‘s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies in its industry. The list is a major authority on corporate reputations compiled each year by Fortune and Korn Ferry through a survey of…

Nucor Corporation announced the launch of Econiq, a line of net-zero carbon steel products. Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel products — including steel fasteners, racking, castings, conduits, and more — with operating facilities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Building the green economy and the necessary infrastructure requires clean, advanced…