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Hyundai Steel Louisiana plant

announced

Gonzales, North America, United States

GEM wiki

Process Route

DRIEAF

Timeline

Announced2025
Construction2026
Operating2029

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

2,700

EAF

2,700

Iron Units

DRI
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Steel Units

EAF
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2,700 ttpaDanieliwiki

Steel Products

coil

Ownership

Owner Hyundai Steel Co

Parent Hyundai Steel Co [100.0%]

Workforce 1,300 employees

Country Context

United States crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).