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Groundbreakings, restarts, and capacity announcements.
The $1.7 billion Kentucky plate mill reached nameplate output of 1.2 million tons in the first quarter, positioning Nucor to serve wind-tower and defense demand on the East Coast.
The Ferndale, Washington smelter will return to partial production after a four-year idling, restoring a meaningful slice of domestic primary aluminum capacity.
The $4.1 billion greenfield rolling mill in Alabama is still the single-largest aluminum project in the US, with Novelis now targeting 600,000 tons of finished capacity by 2027.
The iconic Illinois foundry will return to production in the third quarter after a two-year refurbishment, feeding Caterpillar's 797F mining truck program.
The Bryan County, Georgia assembly plant will add a new 4-press tandem stamping line, feeding body panels for the next-generation EV6 and a planned third model.
The Clemson-area plant will produce copper magnet wire for EV traction motors and underscores the deepening Japan-Southeast US industrial corridor.