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Hyundai announces new hydrogen fuel cell factory in South Korea 🇰🇷⚙️⚡️
Hyundai Motor Company (현대자동차) is doubling down on hydrogen, with plans to build a new fuel cell production facility at its Ulsan manufacturing complex in South Korea.
Set to begin operations in 2028, the plant will make next-generation fuel cell systems and become the second-largest of its kind in the world, after Hyundai’s HTWO Guangzhou factory in China – a facility with an annual capacity of 6,500 fuel cell systems.
The South Korean firm has been steadily centralising its hydrogen operations. Last year, Hyundai took over Hyundai Mobis’ fuel cell division, bringing R&D and manufacturing in-house.
Now, it’s going a step further – consolidating fuel cell stack production and hydrogen vehicle assembly under one roof in Ulsan.
One-stop hydrogen production
At present, Hyundai’s fuel cell stacks – the heart of a hydrogen powertrain – are built at the former Hyundai Mobis plant in Chungju, before being shipped to Ulsan for final assembly in vehicles like the NEXO.
Once the new plant is up and running, Hyundai will streamline operations by producing fuel cells and building hydrogen-powered vehicles in the same place.
Hyundai’s labour union has backed the plan, and industry sources say construction will start this year.
This comes as part of a broader strategy to scale up fuel cell production, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.
The Ulsan facility, once completed, will further cement Hyundai’s position as one of the leading hydrogen fuel cell manufacturers globally.
A bigger hydrogen play
But Hyundai isn’t just ramping up fuel cell production – it’s expanding its entire hydrogen business.
Under its HTWO brand, launched in 2020, the company is committing to developing hydrogen energy solutions beyond just transport, covering the entire hydrogen value chain, including production, storage, and industrial applications.