The micro-mill, to be located in Sedalia, Missouri - about 90 miles east of Kansas City- is scheduled to start production in 2019, Nucor said in a November 21 press release.
American Metal Market reported in May that a steel mill might be built in Missouri but noted that the site could be New Madrid, which is closer to Memphis, Tennessee, than to Kansas City.
“Strategically positioning this micro-mill in the Kansas City area will give us a sustained cost advantage over other domestic steel producers supplying rebar from outside the region,” Nucor chairman, president and...
