Alliance Steel Kuantan plant

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Alliance Steel Kuantan plant, also known as ASSB plant; Kawasan Industri Malaysia-China Kuantan plant; MCKIP plant, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.

Location

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  • Location: Kawasan Industri Malaysia-China Kuantan (MCKIP), Jalan Gebeng By Pass, 26080 Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 4.007595, 103.344458 (exact)

Background

Alliance Steel was established in April 2014.[1] The plant was build with a total investment of 1.4 billion USD jointly developed by Malaysian and Chinese partnership.[2] On 31 March 2022, Alliance Steel signed an MoU with Pahang government for the expansion of the plant from 3.5 mtpa to 10 mtpa with an investment of 1.8 billion USD.[3][4]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Construction date Start date Workforce size Iron ore source
Main plant Operating[5] 2013-02[6] 2014-12[6] 2017[6] 3500[7] Imported from Brazil and Australia[8]
Expansion Announced[9] 2022-03-31[10]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Partial Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co Ltd [50.0%]; Guangxi Shenglong Metallurgical Co Ltd [50.0%] 5000910985 [50%]; 5000577864 [50%] E100000130945 [50%]; E100000123261 [50%] Alliance Steel (M) Sdn Bhd[11] 5071171452 E100000131062

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant finished rolled[12] bar; wire rod; H-beam steel[12] building and infrastructure[13] BF, BOF[11] 2 BF (1080 m3 each); BOF (# unknown); coke oven (began in 2018); sinter plant[6][11][14][15]
Expansion finished rolled[12] bar; wire rod; H-beam steel[12] building and infrastructure[13]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 3500 TTPA[11][13][16] 3500 TTPA[11][13][16]
Expansion announced 6500 TTPA[9]

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating 3500 TTPA[11][11] 3500 TTPA[11][11]
Expansion announced 6500 TTPA[9]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Phase Sinter Coke
Main plant >0 TTPA[12] 1100 TTPA[12]
Expansion

Blast Furnace Details

Table 7: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 operating[14][11] unknown 2016-11-01 00:00:00[17] 2018-03-26 00:00:00[18][17] CISDI CISDI-design blast furnace[19][19] 1080 m³[14] 1750[11] unknown unknown
2 operating[14][11] unknown 2016-11-01 00:00:00[17] 2018-11[18][14] CISDI CISDI-design blast furnace[19][19] 1080 m³[14] 1750[11] unknown unknown

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References

  1. "Grandway Advised Alliance Steel (M) Sdn Bhd on RMB Multi-Billion Cross-Border Syndicated Loan Financing". www.grandwaylaw.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  2. "Company Profile". alliancesteel.com.my. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  3. T.N.Alagesh (2022-03-31). "Alliance Steel strengthens presence with RM5bil investment for factory expansion [NSTTV] | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  4. "Alliance Steel continues to expand amid downturn". www.kallanish.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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  8. https://heartofasia.af/bri-fuels-infrastructure-build-up-propelling-trans-border-shipmentat-malaysias-kuantan/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://www.kallanish.com/en/news/steel/market-reports/article-details/alliance-steel-continues-to-expand-amid-downturn-1122/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220207221054/http://alliancesteel.com.my/article_34.html?lang. Archived from the original on 07 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207221149/https://www.mysteel.net/article/4003383-05/Alliance-Steel-ignites-its-first-blast-furnace-.html. Archived from the original on 07 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. 16.0 16.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240110013518/https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202308/1296754.shtml. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211128092238/https://www.cisdi.co.uk/Newsletter/2019/2019_08_CISDI_Newsletter.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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