Kentucky Governor, Andy Beshear, announced plans to build a tube mill that will create 72 full-times jobs in the state. Nucor Tubular Productions plan to builds to build a $164 million tube mill in Gallatin County, marking a significant step forward in the governor’s mission to create well paying and quality jobs in the commonwealth. Once operation begins, the tube mill is expected to create 250,000 tons of steel tubing annually, that will be used to server the construction, infrastructure, and renewable energy industries.

“We are excited to continue to expand our business in the state of Kentucky. With our recent investments to expand capacity at Nucor Steel Gallatin and add a galvanizing line, our Gallatin campus is an ideal location to build our new tube mill,” said Nucor Corp. President and CEO Leon Topalian. “We would like to thank Gov. Beshear, officials with the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, and local officials in Gallatin County for their support of this project and our other investments in the state.”

With this investment, Nucor will add to its already significant presence in Gallatin County. The company recently completed Phase 1 of a massive, $826 million expansion project at its Nucor Steel Gallatin mill near Ghent, Kentucky. That mill, which produces flat-rolled steel coils, is now in the middle of Phase 2. In total, the Gallatin steel mill expansions are creating 145 full-time jobs.

The company is growing elsewhere in Kentucky as well. In October 2020, Gov. Beshear and Nucor officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the company’s 400-job, $1.7 billion steel plate manufacturing mill in Meade County, a 1.5-million-square-foot operation expected to open in 2022.