# Taeyang Metal Industrial to build $15.6M plant in Franklin, Kentucky

Taeyang Metal Industrial Co. Ltd., a South Korean automotive fastener producer, will invest nearly $15.6 million and create 76 jobs to establish its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Franklin, Kentucky.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-11-17
- Where: Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $15.6M
- Jobs: 76
- Starts operating: Sep 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: metal fasteners, cold-rolled steel products
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Taeyang Metal Industrial](https://endata.com/companies/28231.md)

## Sources

- [newkentuckyhome.ky.gov](https://newkentuckyhome.ky.gov/Newsroom/NewsPage/11172017_Automotive_Supplier_Taeyang), 2017-11-17: "Taeyang Metals is very excited about locating our new plant in Franklin, Kentucky."

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