Industrial gas company Universal Industrial Gases (UIG) is expanding its South Carolina footprint by investing $100m in a new 200,000 sq ft industrial gas facility at its steel producer parent Nucor Corporation’s Darlington County steel mill in the state. It is expected to open by December this year, principally making the air gases oxygen, nitrogen, and argon.
UIG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nucor, operates production plants across the US, including one in Berkeley County, also in South Carolina, supplying Nucor sites as well as third-party clients, so it is more than a captive entity.
Scott Pape, UIG General Manager, said the investment builds on 60 years of business in the state. “The project is part of Nucor’s strategy to produce its own industrial gases for use in its steel mills,” he said.
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