Nucor Corp. said Tuesday that Nucor-Yamato Steel Co., a joint venture between Nucor and Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd., has approved a $115 million plan to expand the production of hot rolled sheet piling at Nucor’s steel mill in Blytheville.
The project is expected to be completed in early 2014.
“This investment enhances Nucor-Yamato Steel's ability to make innovative, cost effective sheet piling designs. American-made piling products are key to our country's investments in infrastructure and creating jobs,” Daniel R. DiMicco, Nucor’s chairman and chief executive officer, said in a statement.