CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation
(NYSE: NUE) was recognized as a General Motors Supplier of the Year
for Non-Fabricated Steel at the automotive company's 27th annual
Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held on May 15 in Detroit,
Michigan.
"Congratulations to all my Nucor teammates on our Company being
named a GM Supplier of the Year. This is a tremendous
accomplishment for our team, as we are the first electric arc
furnace steelmaker to receive this recognition," said John Ferriola, Chairman, CEO & President of
Nucor Corporation. "We have made significant investments to expand
our automotive product portfolio and are focused on providing
exceptional customer service. As a result, we continue to gain
share in this important market. We are honored to be recognized by
GM, and we value the business they do with us."
The Supplier of the Year award winners were chosen by a global
team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing and
logistics executives. Winners were selected based on performance
criteria in Product Purchasing, Global Purchasing and Manufacturing
Services, Customer Care and Aftersales, and Logistics. GM also
highlighted the excellent customer service and responsiveness to
their account provided by the Nucor team.
"We hold our suppliers to a high bar," said Steve Kiefer, GM Senior Vice President, Global
Purchasing and Supply Chain. "They went above and beyond to deliver
the innovations and quality that will help us earn customers for
life."
Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel
products, with operating facilities in the U.S. and Canada. Products produced include: carbon and
alloy steel -- in bars, beams, sheet and plate; hollow structural
section tubing; electrical conduit; steel piling; steel joists and
joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete reinforcing steel;
cold finished steel; precision castings; steel fasteners; metal
building systems; steel grating; and wire and wire mesh. Nucor,
through The David J. Joseph Company, also brokers ferrous and
nonferrous metals, pig iron and hot briquetted iron / direct
reduced iron; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and
nonferrous scrap. Nucor is North
America's largest recycler.
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