Lion Industries Megasteel plant

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Lion Industries Megasteel plant, also known as Lion Steel SDN BHD; Oriental Shield SDN BHD (predecessor), is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) idled steel plant in Banting, Selangor, Malaysia.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Banting, Selangor, Malaysia:

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  • Location: Wisma Lion, Lot 2319, Kawasan Perindustrian Olak Lempit, Mukim Tanjung 12, 42700 Banting, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 2.8072653, 101.6055808 (exact)

Background

In December 2021, Amsteel Mills bought the plant's DRI unit, which had ceased operating since February/March 2016.[1] According to the company's 2022 Annual report, the operations at the plant was suspended temporarily.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date
Mothballed[3][4][5] 1930[6]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Lion Industries Corporation Bhd [100.0%] 4295883481 [100%] E100000130722 [100%] Megasteel Sdn Bhd[7] 4296741801 E100000130797

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; finished rolled[8][9] cold rolled coils; hot rolled coils; HBI; ferroalloys; flux[8][9] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[10] yes[11] DRI, EAF[12] 1 Midrex DRI plant (1.54 MTPA, began in 2008; idled; sold to P100000120738 in December 2021); 2 EAF (160-tonne each)[12][13][14][9][15]

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)
mothballed 3200 TTPA[8][16][8][16] 3200 TTPA[8][16][8][16]

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References

  1. "Lion Industries buys direct reduced iron plant in Banting for RM38m". The Edge Malaysia. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. "Annual Report 2022" (PDF). Lion Industries Corp. 2022. Retrieved 23 November, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. (PDF) https://lionind.com.my/lionind/file/2022/16.%20Financial%20Statements.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/se-asia-ferrous-scrap-demand-rise-iron-ore-based-steelmaking/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://lionind.com.my/lionind/file/2022/(1)%20Lion%20Industries%20-%202022%20Annual%20Report.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126184417/https://www.jobstreet.com.my/en/companies/609929-megasteel. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119163746/http://www.lion.com.my/WebOper/Steel/Megasteel.nsf/Home. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112203702/http://www.lion.com.my/WebOper/Steel/OrientalShield.nsf/Corporate. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002202/http://www.lion.com.my/WebOper/Steel/OrientalShield.nsf/Process/. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20220204142355/http://www.lion.com.my/WebOper/Steel/OrientalShield.nsf/Application. Archived from the original on 04 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220111174153/http://www.lion.com.my/WebCorp/licb.nsf/ed78dd20c25471d74825860e0007508b/$FILE/LICB_AR2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220124091515/https://www.emis.com/php/company-profile/MY/Megasteel_Sdn_Bhd_en_2381291.html. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211129195124/https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/Midrex-STATSbookprint-2020.Final_.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127012939/http://www.lion.com.my/WebOper/Steel/OrientalShield.nsf/Technology. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/lion-industries-buys-direct-reduced-iron-plant-banting-rm38m. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220113191321/https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/lion-industries-refurbishes-plant-banting. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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