SC mulls requiring American-made steel for roads, bridges and other public projects

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: January 21, 2026

Words: 782

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina steel companies are pushing a bill to require state and local officials to build all taxpayer-funded projects using U.S.-made steel and iron.

A House panel voted unanimously to advance the bill Tuesday after hearing from steel giant Nucor Corp., as well as American SpiralWeld, a company with operations in Columbia that turns Nucor’s steel into pipe.

“If we’re going to spend our taxpayer dollars, we would rather it come …

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