--- title: "Hyundai Steel Company breaks ground on steel mill in Louisiana" url: https://burnaze.com/article/6ef7367d-5425-4e2d-838c-8e88e7bb6dcd source: "Repairer Driven News" original_url: https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2026/09/15/hyundai-steel-company-breaks-ground-on-steel-mill-in-louisiana/ author: "Teresa Moss" category: "Automotive" industry: "Automotive" published: 2026-09-15T10:00:33.000Z modified: 2026-10-31T11:49:40.784Z image: https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/72938-hyundai-steel-ceremony.jpeg --- # Hyundai Steel Company breaks ground on steel mill in Louisiana **TL;DR:** Hyundai Steel Co. has broken ground on a $5.8 billion steel mill in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, with production set to begin in 2029. The mill will supply low-carbon-emissions steel to global automakers, including Hyundai Motor and Kia, as part of Hyundai Motor Group's $26 billion commitment to strengthen the U.S. local supply chain. *By Teresa Moss, originally published in Repairer Driven News on 2026-09-15. [Read the original](https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2026/09/15/hyundai-steel-company-breaks-ground-on-steel-mill-in-louisiana/).* ## Key facts - $5.8 billion mill investment - 2.7 million metric tons annual capacity - 70% CO₂ emissions reduction ## Story Hyundai Steel Co. recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the first electric arc furnace-based integrated steel mill, with production set to begin in 2029. The $5.8 billion mill will be built in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. It is the first North American steel production base for Hyundai Steel, Hyundai Motor Group’s steelmaking arm. The mill will supply high-quality, low-carbon-emissions steel to global automakers including Hyundai Motor and Kia. It is part of the automaker’s $26 billion commitment to strengthen the U.S. local supply chain and industrial resilience. “As America strengthens its manufacturing leadership, steel will continue to power the next chapter of its industrial resurgence,” said Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung. “We are proud to contribute to that vision and to the future of ‘Made in America’. Together, we will turn our shared ambitions into greater productivity and prosperity.” ## Mill production details The mill will have an annual capacity of 2.7 million metric tons of hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel sheets, primarily for automotive applications. The facility will supply steel to Hyundai Motor’s Alabama plant, Kia’s Georgia manufacturing facility, and Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA). Along with using an electric arc furnace, the facility will use direct reduction process technologies. The advanced technology cuts CO₂ emissions approximately 70% compared to conventional blast furnace methods, providing access to more sustainable, low-carbon emissions steel. HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana Steel LLC (HPLS) will operate the mill. HPLS is a joint venture between Hyundai Steel, POSCO, Hyundai Motor Co., and Kia Corp. The project builds on a manufacturing model Hyundai Motor Group developed in Korea, where integrated steelmaking operations support a value chain extending from steel production to finished vehicles. ## Integrated production system The facility will establish an integrated production system connecting on-site Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) production with Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steelmaking and downstream production of automotive steel. A Direct Reduction Plant (DRP) will produce DRI on site and feed it directly into two EAFs through a continuous charging system, improving production efficiency and enabling a higher share of DRI to be used in producing advanced steel grades. Advanced refining and continuous casting facilities will help manage impurities such as nitrogen and sulfur to meet the stringent quality requirements of automotive steel. The facility will also incorporate carbon capture capabilities and be designed to gradually replace the natural gas used in the DRP with hydrogen as future infrastructure and availability develop. By bringing steel production closer to Hyundai Motor and Kia’s U.S. operations, Hyundai Motor Group aims to create a more integrated and resilient automotive manufacturing ecosystem in North America. HPLS also plans to serve automakers beyond Hyundai Motor Group, helping strengthen supply stability, shorten delivery lead times, and enable faster technical and quality support. Partnerships with Louisiana State University (LSU), River Parishes Community College (RPCC), and local high schools will help HPLS build a local talent pipeline. RPCC’s Hyundai Workforce Training Center in Donaldsonville is currently under development to train students for trade jobs at HPLS, offer dual enrollment opportunities for area high school students, and support a Master Research Agreement with LSU to expand next-generation steelmaking. ## Entities - Automotive (sector) - Repairer Driven News (publication) - Teresa Moss (person) - Kia (company) - Louisiana State University (company) - low carbon emissions (topic) - Hyundai Steel Co. (company) - Hyundai Motor Group (company) - Euisun Chung (person) - Ascension Parish, Louisiana (location) - HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana Steel LLC (company) - POSCO (company) --- Originally reported by Teresa Moss, Repairer Driven News (https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2026/09/15/hyundai-steel-company-breaks-ground-on-steel-mill-in-louisiana/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6ef7367d-5425-4e2d-838c-8e88e7bb6dcd).