Trump announces Hyundai's $21 billion investment
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ELLABELL, Ga. () — The Hyundai Metaplant in Bryan County will eventually be using steel made on American soil at a plant owned by its parent company.

On Monday, President Donald Trump announced the company’s $21 billion investment. This will include Hyundai building a $5 billion steel plant in Louisiana. 

The $5.8 billion facility will be the car manufacturers’ first steel-making facility in the U.S. President Trump said that it will create more than 1,400 jobs and will produce more than 2.7 million metric tons of steel per year. 

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President Trump said that the Alabama and Georgia plants will soon produce more than one million American-made cars every year. 

Executive Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group Chung Eui-sun said that the Ellabell plant created more than 8,500 American jobs. He also invited President Trump to visit one of the manufacturing facilities.

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