Nucor to construct transmission tower production plant in Decatur, Alabama

Nucor Corporation, a US-based manufacturer of steel and steel products, said that its towers and structures business division will construct a new electric transmission tower production plant in Decatur, Alabama.

The new transmission tower production facility will be built next to the Nucor Steel Decatur sheet steel mill. It is the initial of two tower-producing plants that the Nucor Corporation is planning to construct with an investment of $270 million, as announced in December 2022.

The transmission tower production plant is expected to generate 200 full-time roles.

It will be highly automated, with efficient straight-line production, and will also incorporate the latest hot-dip galvanizing techniques, said Nucor Corporation. The company expects the advanced features to improve Nucor Towers & Structures’ capabilities to offer customized solutions for the utility infrastructure as well as construction projects.

Nucor to construct transmission tower production plant in Decatur, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Bishnu Sarangi from Pixabay.

Leon Topalian — Nucor Corporation Chair, President, and CEO said: “We are very excited to be building this new tower production plant in Alabama, where Nucor has a long history and presence throughout the state.

“As America’s most diverse industrial manufacturer of steel products, we will be able to efficiently supply this new plant, helping to ensure that our nation’s critical energy and digital infrastructure is built with the cleanest, most sustainable steel in the world.”

Nucor Towers & Structures continues to research possible sites located in and around the US Midwest to build another transmission tower manufacturing plant, said the steel manufacturer.

In 2022, Nucor created the towers and Structures business unit after it bought Summit Utility Structures, which produces metal poles and other steel structures to support utility infrastructure.