Steel Producer Nucor Expects to Double Capital Expenditures this Year

SUGAR LAND--July 20, 2018--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Executives with Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) (Charlotte, North Carolina) expect capital expenditures for the U.S.-based steel producer to be in the range of 1 billion dollars this year, more than twice the amount as last year. The company said on Thursday its record second-quarter profits were driven in part by a jump in sales amid a robust economy and the 25% U.S. tariff on steel imports. Industrial Info is tracking more than $2.2 billion in active Nucor capital projects.

Within this article: Details of the latest earnings report by Nucor Corporation.