nucor corp said it is starting to see demand drivers amassing for steel in the us as companies look to bring manufacturing back to north america and the federal government boosts investments in infrastructure projects while we recognize there is uncertainty about the nearterm us economic outlook were starting to see a number of demand drivers gathering momentum including the reshoring of manufacturing large infrastructure investments and grid modernization chief executive leon topalian said for the first quarter the company said it expects profitability in its steelmills segment to rise from the recently ended quarter due to higher margins and volumes profit in the steelproducts segment is expected to rise from the yearago period but could fall from the recently ended quarter due to a seasonal slowdown in construction and some lower prices shares rose 26 to 16071 in the premarket session write to will feuer at willfeuerwsjcom