Ann Joo Integrated Steel Penang plant

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

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

Plant status Start date Workforce size Power source
Operating[3] 2007[3] 662[4] power/energy plant on site[3]

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 [100.0%] 4295883687 [100%] E100000130723 [100%] 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 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
crude; semi-finished[5] pig iron; hot metal; granulated slag; blast furnace; off-gas; molten slag; billets[5] building and infrastructure[6] yes[4][7] BF, EAF[3] 1 BF (450m³, bgan in 2011); 1 EAF (began in 2007); sinter plant (75m2)[3]

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.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 900 TTPA[3][8] 900 TTPA[3][8]

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.
Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 500 TTPA[3] 500 TTPA[3]

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

Sinter
>0 TTPA[3]

Blast Furnace Details

Table 7: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
unknown operating[3] unknown 2008[9] 2011[3] 450 m³[3] 500[3] unknown unknown

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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 3.14 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111153019/https://www.annjoo.com.my/ann-joo-integrated-steel-sdn-bhd/. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125055159/https://www.annjoo.com.my/investor-relations/annual-report/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120105224/https://www.annjoo.com.my/manufacturing/. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20200706203929/http://www.annjoo.com.my:80/corporate-profile/. Archived from the original on 06 July 2020. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126203655/https://www.annjoo.com.my/certification/. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (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 13 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20230728073522/http://www.annjoo.com.my/journey-milestone/. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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