Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa selects Primetals Technologies for plate mill upgrades

Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc. has selected Primetals Technologies to upgrade its plate mill in Alabama. The upgrade includes a new Power Coiler downcoiler with four wrapper roll design, which will enable this facility to produce heavier line pipe gauges for the energy industry. The project is scheduled for completion in Q1 2020.

The downcoiler can handle 1.25-in.-thick, low-carbon-grade steel and 1-in.-thick line pipe grades at up to 102 in. wide. The scope of supply also includes runout tables, a new coil handling area, an inspection line with shear, hydraulics, banders, markers, and an upgrade to the Level 1 automation system.

Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa is one of three plate mills operated by Nucor Corp. that produce plate for manufacturers of barges, bridges, heavy equipment, tanks, ships, and wind towers.