[Nucor, Primetals Produce First Prime Coil on New Galvanizing Line in South Carolina]

Published: Nov 06, 2026 08:57 (GMT+8)

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Nucor and Primetals Technologies have produced the first prime coil on a new continuous galvanizing line (CGL) at Nucor's sheet steel mill in Berkeley County, South Carolina, completing the line's commissioning phase and confirming a key stage in bringing the line into operation. The line is part of Nucor's strategy to expand its production of value-added steel products for the automotive market. Continuous galvanizing lines apply a protective zinc coating to steel strip to improve corrosion resistance and surface consistency, making the material suitable for applications requiring durability; galvanized steel is widely used in the automotive sector. Primetals Technologies worked with Nucor on the project as technology partner, contributing expertise in steel production technology and processing lines. Nucor is a US-based steel and steel products manufacturer serving customers in automotive, construction, energy and manufacturing. The companies did not disclose further technical details or production capacity figures for the new continuous galvanizing line in the announcement. [SMM Iron Ore]

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