Jason Sandefur

Nucor Corp. reported cold finished steel sales, including fasteners, climbed 37% to 449,000 tons in 2007.
Overall sales grew 12% to a record $16.59 billion, while net earnings slipped 16% to $1.47 billion the second highest total in Nucor’s history. Average sales price per ton rose 8%.
Sales during the fourth quarter of 2007 increased 27% to a quarter record of $4.4 billion, while average sales price per ton gained 9%. Q4 earnings declined 10% to $364.8 million. Web: nucor.com �2008 FastenerNews.com