Sustainability Nucor is committed to a 35% reduction in GHG intensity by 2030.
This will lower Nucor’s GHG emissions intensity of steel mills to 77% less than today’s global steelmaking average.
YOUR PARTNER IN A BETTER WORLD
Nucor proudly uses recycled scrap to make high-quality steel with low emissions. Using one of the cleanest and most energy efficient steel-making processes available.
We’re proud to be a part of a circular economy, minimizing waste and energy use and reusing all materials so that almost nothing is discarded. The steel in a Model T may have been recycled into rebar, which was recycled into a train, which eventually became a windmill. The cycle lives on.
Steel can be infinitely recycled and reused without any quality loss. Nucor steel products are made from an average of 77.3% recycled content, with some products containing almost 100% recycled content. We also recycle more than 90% of the dust from our electric arc furnaces (EAF).
*2022 data
For more than 50 years Nucor has pioneered circular, electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking that recycles scrap into new steel.
Nucor’s circular steel mill GHG intensity is 1/3 the global average of extractive, blast furnace steelmakers.*
*this includes Scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions.
tons of C02e per ton of steel
We are committed to renewable energy. Nucor has invested in multiple virtual power purchase agreements to lower our carbon footprint.
Learn moreSustainable Steel
We are committed to being good stewards across North America. These stories show what’s possible as we strive to find new and innovative ways to continue to decrease our carbon footprint.
A new $1.7 billion Nucor Steel Brandenburg facility in Kentucky will be one of only a few mills in the world capable of supporting the offshore wind market’s towers and foundations.
Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS) products allow vehicles to meet stricter mileage standards and lower GHG emissions than aluminum-intensive vehicles.
Our new $164MM tube mill in Kentucky (2023) will supply galvanized solar torque to America’s expanding solar energy markets.
Partners In Sustainability
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We are committed to working with our partners to lower emissions, save energy, reduce pollution, and conduct environmental training more efficiently. Our Environmental Management System (EMS) has been independently certified to ISO 14001:2015 standards.
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