现代钢铁公司考虑建设首座海外工厂

Hyundai Steel considers building the first overseas plant

市场人士称，现代钢铁公司考虑在美国建设一座汽车钢厂，供应其母公司现代汽车集团在美国的汽车厂，以应对特朗普的保护主义政策。不过，Kallanish（开阑商务信息咨询）获悉，这家韩国钢铁制造商尚未证实这一计划。

Hyundai Steel in considering building an automotive steel mill in the United States for its mother company Hyundai Motor Group\'s car plants there to cope with Trumps\' protectionist policies, according to market sources. But this Korean steelmaker did not confirm the plan yet,Kallanish notes.

现代汽车集团在美国南部的阿拉巴马州和佐治亚州运营两座生产设施，生产现代和起亚品牌的汽车。因此，传言称，现代钢铁公司将在美国南部建设该钢厂，例如佐治亚州、路易斯安那州和德克萨斯州。

Hyundai Motor Group operates two manufacturing facilities making Hyundai Motor and Kai brands cars in Alabama and Georgia, which are both in southern region of U.S. Hyundai Steel thus is rumored to establish this mill in southern U.S., such as in Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.

现代钢铁公司的汽车钢产量约为500万吨/年，其中83%供应给现代汽车和起亚汽车。

The automotive steel output of Hyundai Steel is approximately 5 million tonnes/year, 83% of which is supplied to Hyundai Motor and Kai.

韩国钢铁业担心韩国原产钢材对美国的出口配额会在特朗普第二任期内收紧（目前配额为268万吨/年），或者可能被征收关税。

Korea steel industry concerns that the quota of Korea origin steel products exported to the US will be tighter in the second Trump administration, which is up to 2.68 mt/y now, or tariffs is likely to be imposed.

市场人士称，如果计划得以实施，这座新钢厂的投资约为10万亿韩元（69亿美元），计划明年春季开工，2029年完工。

The investment of this new steel mill was around KRW 10 trillion ($6.9 billion) if this plan process. The construction is targeted to begin next Spring and to be completed in 2029, according to market source.

现代钢铁公司在周三回应这一消息时称，确保全球竞争力和可持续增长有多种方案可供选择，目前尚未作出正式决定。

Hyundai steel stated that various options to secure global competitiveness and sustainable growth are on the table to response this news on Wednesday and no official decision has been made yet.

现代钢铁公司CEO告诉投资者，去年他们在评估建设海外生产中心以应对全球保护主义的计划。

Hyundai Steel CEO told investors that they were reviewing a plan to establish overseas production hub to deal with global protectionism last year.

现代汽车集团也可以利用这一投资降低在美国的风险，因为特朗普愿意吸引海外投资。

Hyundai Motor Group also can use this investment to minimize risks in the US because Trump is willing to attract overseas investments.