Hyundai bets big on steel to anchor US strategy
· Source: koreatimes.co.kr
In short
Hyundai Motor Group is investing $5.8 billion in a jointly constructed electric arc furnace steel mill with POSCO in Louisiana, aiming to build a local supply chain serving automotive, robotics, aerospace, and AI data center industries. The facility, expected to begin production in early 2029, will produce 2.7 million tons of low-carbon, high-grade steel annually and is the first major initiative under Hyundai's $26 billion U.S. investment plan announced in 2025.
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Tags: supply-chain, steel, manufacturing, AI-data-centers, robotics, US-investment