Nucor is one of the largest and most diversified North American steelmakers. It uses electric arc mini-mills, which are more ...

The blast furnace was part of a massive, multiphase $3.4 billion steel complex Nucor hoped to build in St. James. The Advocate reports the state had promised the company $160 million in incentives ...

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) is included among the 13 Best Materials Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now. Nucor Corporation ...

The big similarity between Nucor and Steel Dynamics There are two basic ways to make steel. There are blast furnaces, which make primary steel, and electric arc mini-mills, which melt down scrap ...

Image source: Getty Images. Blast furnaces can be very profitable when operated at high utilization rates. So during the industry's upturns, companies like United States Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs ...

With the Trump tariffs in place and with possible increased steel use for infrastructure projects and military needs, perhaps ...

Nucor claims it already is one of the cleanest steel producers in the world. The company’s EAF production process uses an average of nearly 80 percent recycled steel and has one-third the GHG ...

The transition away from labor-intensive blast furnace/basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steelmaking in the United States has involved highly visible layoffs and stranded assets. It also has entailed shifts ...

Nucor uses electric arc scrap furnaces, which are a lot more efficient than the blast furnaces that have traditionally dominated the industry.

If it doesn't get bought out, it still has the problem of making primary steel using blast furnaces. Either way, investors are probably better off avoiding US Steel and buying either Nucor or ...

Here's why Nucor (NYSE: NUE) and Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ: STLD) are the smartest steel stocks to buy if you have $2,000 or $20,000 right now. There are blast furnaces, which make primary steel, and ...

Blast furnaces are an older technology that is very profitable when steel is being made in large quantities. So in high-demand environments blast furnaces are attractive.