Ann Joo Integrated Steel Penang plant

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Ann Joo Integrated Steel Penang plant, also known as AJIS plant, is a steel plant in Prai, Penang, Malaysia that operates blast furnace (BF) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Lot 1236, Prai Industrial Estate, 13600 Prai, Penang, Malaysia
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 5.380391, 100.377598 (exact)

Background

Ann Joo Integrated Steel Sdn Bhd was incorporated in 2007 and the construction of the blast furnace was completed in 2011, which made the plant the first and only hybrid combination of blast furnace and electric arc furnace.[1][2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
2007[3] 663[4] 3.3 megawatt-peak (MWp) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system[3][5] unknown unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Ann Joo Resources Bhd 4295883687 E100000130723 Ann Joo Integrated Steel Sdn Bhd[3] 5001230705 E100000130959

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished[6] billet, pig iron[6] building and infrastructure[7] yes[4][8] no[4] BF; EAF

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

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 900[9][3] 900[9][3]

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

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 500[3] 500[3]

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

Ferronickel Sinter Coke Pellets
NF >0[3] NF NF

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Construction date Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology
unknown BF (1) operating[3] 2008[10] 2011[3] 450.0[3] 500[3] unknown

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[9] 900[3][9] 75.0[3][11]

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % basic/merchant pig iron
unknown EAF (1) yes[12] 50.00[12][13] 50.00[12][13]

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Additional data

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References

  1. "Ann Joo Resources Berhad". Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  2. "Ann Joo Resources Berhad". Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111153019/https://www.annjoo.com.my/ann-joo-integrated-steel-sdn-bhd/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125055159/https://www.annjoo.com.my/investor-relations/annual-report/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://theexchangeasia.com/ann-joo-steel-solarvest-holdings-successfully-install-3-3-mwp-rooftop-solar-pv-system-in-penang-manufacturing-plant/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120105224/https://www.annjoo.com.my/manufacturing/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20200706203929/http://www.annjoo.com.my:80/corporate-profile/. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126203655/https://www.annjoo.com.my/certification/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220713032450/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2017-18/myb3-2017-18-malaysia.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20230728073522/http://www.annjoo.com.my/journey-milestone/. Archived from the original on 2023-07-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240916184216/https://www.doe.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/BEST-AVAILABLE-TECHNIQUES-GUIDANCE-DOCUMENT-ON-IRON-STEEL-INDUSTRY.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240809185325/https://disclosure.bursamalaysia.com/FileAccess/apbursaweb/download?id=224614&name=EA_DS_ATTACHMENTS. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240809201415/https://www.bursamarketplace.com/mkt/tools/research/ch=research&pg=research&ac=553252&bb=565074. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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