BusinessThursday, October 29
Louisiana approves the air permit for Hyundai-POSCO's $5.8 billion Ascension Parish steel mill
The Daily Baton Rouge team
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has approved the final air permit for Hyundai-POSCO's mill near Donaldsonville, WBRZ reports. The Advocate says the 96-page approval was issued Friday, and Hyundai wasn't authorized to build until it came through. Baton Rouge Business Report calls it an expedited permit.
The 1,700-acre mill site anchors the 17,000-acre RiverPlex MegaPark
Area of the mill site, beside places you know
1,286 football fields would fit inside the mill site
Source: Gonzales Weekly Citizen
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| Area | |
|---|---|
| The mill site | 1,700 acres |
| RiverPlex MegaPark | 17,000 acres |
| A football field | 1.3 acres (end zones included) |
Anne Rolfes of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade says there's “just no way” DEQ weighed complex comments in six weeks. The Sierra Club says the company improved its plans but needs to do more to cut pollution. Hyundai-POSCO calls the permit “an important step forward for the project and the community.”
DEQ approved the permit six weeks after comments closed and eight after the hearing
Source: The Advocate
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| After the public hearing | 8 weeks |
| After the comment period closed | 6 weeks |
- Permit expires Oct. 23, 2031, unless renewal is filed earlier
- Hiring: up to 300 employees by the end of 2027
- Jobs: more than 1,300 direct; WBRZ cites 5,400 in all
- Opening: first quarter of 2029, 2.7 million metric tons yearly