5 Best Stocks to Buy for Global Infrastructure Spending

2. Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE)

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Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) is one of the best stocks to buy for global infrastructure spending. The stock’s infrastructure case received a fresh company-specific catalyst on May 1, when Nucor announced that Nucor Steel Lexington was officially open. The North Carolina rebar micro mill has the capacity to produce 430,000 tons of rebar annually, and the company said the facility will help supply roads, bridges, and infrastructure using recycled steel sourced in North Carolina.

The opening gives Nucor a direct materials-side link to infrastructure demand, since rebar is used to reinforce concrete in roads, bridges, buildings, and other structures. The project was originally announced in April 2022 as a roughly $350 million investment serving the South Atlantic/I-85 corridor from Maryland to Georgia, with Nucor saying at the time that federal infrastructure spending was expected to increase regional rebar demand. That makes the new mill more than a capacity addition; it strengthens Nucor’s ability to supply infrastructure-heavy construction markets from a localized production base.

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) is North America’s largest and most diversified steel and steel products producer and the largest recycler of any material in North America. The company’s steel and fabricated steel portfolio includes products such as beam, plate, rebar, sheet, joists, decking, piling, solar products, transmission poles, and warehouse racking.