Nucor grew from a small Vulcraft operation in 1962 into North America’s largest and most diversified manufacturer of steel and steel products, with recycling at the center of its electric-arc-furnace model. The Charlotte-based company’s 33,000 teammates support a broad family of steel and fabricated-product businesses, while more than 70 scrap recycling centers help turn old infrastructure and other discarded metal into new steel. Nucor’s culture is built around teammate ownership, pay-for-performance and a stated goal of becoming the world’s safest steel company.
NucorNucor makes steel and fabricated steel products across North America, while also operating the nation’s largest recycling business. The Charlotte-based company grew from its first Vulcraft facility in South Carolina in 1962 into North America’s largest steel manufacturer, with 33,000 teammates and a network of 27 steel mills. Its electric-arc-furnace model relies heavily on recycled steel, and its construction work ranges from structural steel to rebar fabrication, including more than one million tons of rebar delivered annually.WEST HAZLETON, PA
River Metals RecyclingFormed in 1998 from a group of Kentucky scrap yards, River Metals Recycling buys and recycles ferrous, nonferrous, electronic and other scrap metal for households and businesses. The Cincinnati-based company now operates recycling facilities across five states and provides industrial collection, transportation and processing services. RMR is a wholly owned venture of The David J. Joseph Company, whose recycling history dates to 1885, and is part of Nucor’s family of companies.CINCINNATI, OH
United States Steel CorporationFor 125 years, United States Steel Corporation has made the steel that goes into bridges, buildings, vehicles and appliances, operating an extensive network of American production sites from its Pittsburgh headquarters. Its footprint spans the full steelmaking chain, from Minnesota iron-ore pellet operations to the 7.5-million-ton Gary Works and the mini-mill operations of Big River Steel. Big River Steel is also the first steel producer in North America to receive ResponsibleSteel site certification, underscoring U. S. Steel’s push toward more sustainable steelmaking.BRADDOCK, PA
InfraBuildFor more than 100 years, InfraBuild has been a distinctly Australian steelmaker, with its heritage stretching back to the opening of Newcastle’s first large-scale steelworks in 1915. Today, the company operates more than 135 locations around Australia and uses electric-arc furnaces to turn scrap steel into locally made material for the nation’s construction and infrastructure work.JOHNSTOWN, PA