Hebei Xin Wu an Steel Malaysia plant

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Hebei Xin Wu an Steel Malaysia plant, also known as Sarawak Iron and Steel, is a steel plant in Samalaju, Sarawak, Malaysia that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Samalaju Industrial Park, Bintulu, Sarawak State, Malaysia
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 3.586453, 113.359851 (approximate)

Background

This integrated plant would have a capacity of 10 million tpy, and would become Malaysia’s largest steelmaker if completed. But the project is publicly opposed by both the Malaysian Iron & Steel Industry Federation and the Malaysia Steel Association due to their grave concerns about overcapacity in the country. The groups even joined hands in February to call for an immediate freeze on all licenses for new long and flat-producing steel plants. The associations said in February they feared the Wu’an mega plant would lead to a crash in HRC prices and the pool of available steel scrap being reduced to such a level that substantial scrap imports would be required to cover demand.[1] The development of the plant suffered setbacks during the Covid-19 pandemic, and is expected to commence operations of the first phase in the first quarter of 2024.[2][3] The first phase of the project will involve a total investment of RM 13 billion and install a 5 mtpa capacity long process production line.[4]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Construction date Power source Iron ore source Coal source
2016-08-27[5][6][7] 2022-04[8] unknown 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
Hebei Xinwuan Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd unknown E100000131112 Hebei Xinwuan Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd[9][10][11] unknown E100000131112

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
finished rolled[12] coil, sheet[12] unknown unknown BF; BOF

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 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced 5000[13][14][15][16] 5000[13][14][15][16]
construction 5000[13][14][15][16] 5000[13][14][15][16]

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)
announced 5000[13][14][15][16] 5000[13][14][15][16]
construction 5000[13][14][15][16] 5000[13][14][15][16]

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

Sinter Coke Pellets
NF[15][14][13] >0[15][14][6][13] NF[15][14][13]

Unit Details

Table 7: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology
unknown BF (1) construction[15][14][13] 2020[13] 2024[17] 5000[15][14][16][13] unknown
unknown BF (2) announced[15][14][13] 2020[13] 5000[15][14][16][13] unknown

Table 8: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown BOF (1) construction[18] 2020[13] 2024[17] 5000[15][14][16][13]
unknown BOF (2) announced[18] 2020[19] 2021-04[19] 5000[15][14][16][13]

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References

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