Castellanza, May 3 -- Nucor Corporation, through its Nucor Steel Brandenburg division, awarded Tenova, a leading company specialized in sustainable solutions for the green transition of the metals industry, a contract for two heavy-duty combination roll grinding machines for its green field project for a new plate mill plant in Brandenburg, Kentucky, USA.

The new roll grinders, manufactured by Pomini Tenova, worldwide leader in production of roll grinders, will continuously supply ground rolls to the new Nucor plate mill complex, which is expected to start up its operations in late 2022. The two heavy-duty combination roll grinding machines will be designed for grinding roughing and finishing stand work rolls with or without chocks and b...