Nucor
2023 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 5,761,771
Percentage of national total 2023 GHGRP large fixed source emissions: 0.2%
Percentage of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including transportation and residential: 0.1%
Parent company sectors (in descending order of emissions): Metals, Waste, Other
EJ: Poor Share: 13%
EJ: Minority Share: 56%
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This company is rank 53 on the Toxic 100 Air Polluters list .
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Facility Name City State Sub-Sector CO2 equivalent emissions (mt) Percent of total company emissions Split * EJ Minority % EJ Poor %
Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC Convent LA Iron and Steel Production 1,086,837 18.86% 51.6% 16.4%
NUCOR STEEL - BERKELEY HUGER SC Iron and Steel Production 598,948 10.40% 35.3% 7.8%
NUCOR STEEL DECATUR TRINITY AL Iron and Steel Production 452,134 7.85% 37.8% 14.4%
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC GHENT KY Iron and Steel Production 378,216 6.56% 7.8% 18.0%
NUCOR-YAMATO STEEL CO BLYTHEVILLE AR Iron and Steel Production 375,417 6.52% 55.7% 20.2%
NUCOR STEEL - ARKANSAS BLYTHEVILLE AR Iron and Steel Production 372,389 6.46% 46.6% 12.6%
NUCOR STEEL INDIANA CRAWFORDSVILLE IN Iron and Steel Production 255,383 4.43% 10.7% 14.1%
NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY COFIELD NC Iron and Steel Production 216,464 3.76% 58.8% 14.9%
NUCOR STEEL - UTAH PLYMOUTH UT Iron and Steel Production 203,913 3.54% 8.8% 11.5%
Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc. Tuscaloosa AL Iron and Steel Production 199,909 3.47% 45.8% 17.8%
NUCOR STEEL NEBRASKA NORFOLK NE Iron and Steel Production 190,236 3.30% 19.1% 11.7%
NUCOR STEEL DARLINGTON DARLINGTON SC Iron and Steel Production 185,445 3.22% 54.8% 23.4%
NUCOR STEEL-TEXAS JEWETT TX Iron and Steel Production 181,048 3.14% 31.7% 14.3%
CALIFORNIA STEEL INDUSTRIES INC FONTANA CA Other Metals 164,102 2.85% 81.4% 10.8%
NUCOR STEEL MEMPHIS INC MEMPHIS TN Iron and Steel Production 141,215 2.45% 80.3% 27.1%
NUCOR STEEL KANKAKEE, INC. BOURBONNAIS IL Iron and Steel Production 120,039 2.08% 31.1% 14.6%
NUCOR STEEL SEATTLE INC SEATTLE WA Iron and Steel Production 82,396 1.43% 42.8% 9.6%
NUCOR STEEL JACKSON INC FLOWOOD MS Iron and Steel Production 81,932 1.42% 60.9% 17.0%
NUCOR STEEL AUBURN INC AUBURN NY Iron and Steel Production 80,824 1.40% 11.6% 12.8%
NUCOR STEEL BIRMINGHAM INC BIRMINGHAM AL Iron and Steel Production 78,878 1.37% 56.8% 17.7%
NUCOR STEEL MARION, INC. (0351010017) MARION OH Iron and Steel Production 67,862 1.18% 13.4% 14.7%
Nucor Steel Brandenburg Brandenburg KY Iron and Steel Production 64,560 1.12% 6.8% 11.5%
Nucor Steel Longview Longview TX Iron and Steel Production 59,005 1.02% 48.5% 15.9%
NUCOR STEEL - UTAH PLYMOUTH UT Industrial Landfills 39,590 0.69% 8.8% 11.5%
Nucor Steel Florida Inc. Frostproof FL Iron and Steel Production 35,012 0.61% 43.8% 15.0%
Nucor Steel Sedalia, LLC Sedalia MO Iron and Steel Production 25,761 0.45% 17.2% 14.8%
Nucor Fastener Indiana St. Joe IN Manufacturing 24,256 0.42% 5.5% 7.5%
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* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's emissions have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies.
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