Hyundai Steel Louisiana plant is a steel plant in Gonzales, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Gonzales, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States:
Location: Coordinates (WGS 84 ): 31.0293808, -92.5456727 (approximate)Ownership Tree This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker , a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Plant Details Table 1: General Plant DetailsTable 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
Hyundai Steel Co [100.0%]
4295881064 [100.0%]
E100001010262 [100.0%]
Hyundai Steel Co [100%][ 4]
4295881064
E100001010262 [100%]
Table 3: Process and ProductsTable 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1
Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity
Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction
2700[ 5] [ 1]
2700[ 5] [ 1]
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1
Sponge iron/DRI capacity
Nominal iron capacity (total)
construction
0
0
Unit Details Table 6: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Construction date
Start date
Furnace manufacturer and model
Furnace type
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)
construction[ 2]
2025-03[ 6]
2026-09[ 2]
2029[ 6]
Danieli/Tenova ENERGIRON[ 7] [ 7]
shaft furnace[ 7]
0
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
Unit name
Current or initial reductant
Gas reductant
Current or initial hydrogen reductant color
Future hydrogen reductant color
unknown DRI (1)
gas[ 8]
hydrogen[ 8]
blue[ 8]
green[ 8]
Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Construction date
Start date
Furnace manufacturer and model
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)
construction[ 1] [ 2]
2025-03[ 1]
2026-09[ 2]
2029[ 3]
Danieli[ 7]
2700[ 5] [ 1]
Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name
Scrap-based
% scrap
% DRI
unknown EAF (1)
yes[ 9]
>0[ 9]
>0
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