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Westlake OH precision dispensing technology (NASDAQ: NDSN) at record $2.7B FY2024 revenue; semiconductor packaging, medical fluid solutions, and packaging adhesives competing with Graco and ITW for precision manufacturing equipment.
Nordson Corporation is a Westlake, Ohio-based precision dispensing and fluid management technology company — publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: NDSN) as an S&P 500 Industrials component — designing and manufacturing equipment for precise application of adhesives, sealants, coatings, biomaterials, and other fluids across electronics assembly, packaging, medical devices, automotive, and industrial manufacturing through approximately 7,500 employees in 35+ countries. In fiscal year 2024, Nordson reported record revenues of $2.7 billion (up 2% year-over-year), net income of $467 million ($8.11 EPS), adjusted EPS of $9.73, with Q4 sales of $744 million (+4%). Nordson guided FY2025 revenue of $2.75-$2.87 billion and adjusted EPS of $9.70-$10.50. Founded in 1954 in Amherst, Ohio by brothers Eric and Evan Nord (whose father Walter Nord had acquired the predecessor company from bankruptcy in 1935), Nordson grew from its origins in airless spray equipment into a Fortune 1000 precision technology leader through 50+ acquisitions. CEO Sundaram "Naga" Nagarajan has led the company since August 2019. Nordson operates through three segments: Industrial Precision Solutions (adhesive and sealant dispensing for packaging, wood assembly, and product manufacturing), Medical and Fluid Solutions (fluid control, single-use biomaterial dispensing, minimally invasive surgical device components), and Advanced Technology Solutions (semiconductor packaging, PCB assembly, and electronics fluid dispensing).
Charlotte NC largest US steel producer (NYSE: NUE) ~$30B 2024 revenue; EAF mini-mills (lower carbon, flexible), $10B+ capacity expansion since 2018, 200+ consecutive quarters dividend competing with Cleveland-Cliffs and Steel Dynamics.
Nucor Corporation is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based steel and steel products manufacturer — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NUE) as an S&P 500 Materials component — operating as the largest steel producer in the United States and the most profitable steelmaker in North America, using electric arc furnace (EAF) technology to produce flat-rolled steel, long steel products, structural steel, and steel products at approximately 25 steel mills and 40+ downstream fabrication facilities, through approximately 32,000 employees. Nucor's EAF-based steelmaking model (melting recycled steel scrap rather than processing iron ore in a blast furnace) produces a lower-carbon-intensity ton of steel at lower operating cost and with significantly more production flexibility than integrated blast furnace producers — making Nucor the cost benchmark against which competing steel technologies are measured. In 2024, Nucor navigated a steel price correction after the 2021-2022 post-pandemic construction and infrastructure demand surge — revenue declined from approximately $36-37 billion at the 2022 peak to approximately $30 billion in 2024 as flat-rolled steel prices normalized. Nucor has invested more than $10 billion in capacity expansion since 2018 — including new sheet mills in Gallatin, Kentucky; Lexington, North Carolina; Nucor Steel West Virginia; and Nucor Steel Brandenburg — dramatically increasing its flat-rolled sheet production capacity to serve automotive, construction, and advanced manufacturing customers. CEO Leon Topalian has led Nucor's strategy of organic capacity expansion, new product development, and shareholder-friendly capital allocation (dividends paid for 200+ consecutive quarters).
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