Perfect Channel Gurun steel plant
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Perfect Channel Gurun steel plant, also known as Kinsteel Bhd plant, Perfect Channel Sdn Bhd (PCSB) plant, KKSSC Gurun steel plant, is a steel plant in Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia that operates steelmaking and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia:
- Location: Lot 8068 Jalan Bedong Kawasan Perindustrian Gurun, 08100 Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 5.778871, 100.49907 (exact)
Background
Perfect Channel Sdn Bhd was founded in 2005 as a downstream production facility.[1] Kinsteel acquired 51% stake in the plant through Perfect Channel Sdn Bhd in 2006.[2] The plant had suspended operations since May 2019 due to a fire.[3][4]
In April 2020, Kinsteel reached an agreement to enter into a joint venture with China's Tianjin Qiangbang Industrial Co. Ltd to run the steel mill. The JV scheduled to build an electric arc furnace of capacity 500 ttpa in March 2021.[5]
According to a OECD 2022 report, the Gurun plant is planning to install crude steel capacities of 500 ttpa each using induction furnace and electric arc furnace methods.[6] As of November 2023, there has been no updates regarding either of the projects.
In June 2023, Konsortia Etiqa Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Ann Joo resources Bhd, acquired Perfect Channel Sdn Bhd for RM 10 million.[7]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Power source |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konsortia Etiqa Sdn Bhd | 5086632164 | E100002004711 | Perfect Channel Sdn Bhd[8] | 4296221913 | E100000130773 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[9] | wire rod, billet, spring steel, bar[9] | unknown | unknown | EAF; Steel other/unspecified |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Other/unspecified steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| announced | 500[10][11][12] | 500[10][12] | 1000[10][11][12] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | NF |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | announced[13][10] | 500[11][12][10] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | None | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Market Review of Building Materials in the Construction Industry under Competition Act 2010" (PDF). MyCC. 27 December, 2017. Retrieved 28 November, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Kinsteel expects to turn around Perwaja by year-end". TMSnet. 13 August, 2006. Retrieved 28 November, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ann Joo acquires controlling stake in loss-making wire maker for RM10.1 mil | SEAISI". www.seaisi.org. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ "Ann Joo buys shares in Perfect Channel from Kinsteel". The Star. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ Corp, Yieh. "Yieh Corp Steel News". yieh.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ↑ "Latest developments in steelmaking capacity". OECD. 16 December, 2022. Retrieved 28 November, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ann Joo buys shares in Perfect Channel from Kinsteel". The Star. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240906174641/https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2023/06/22/ann-joo-buys-shares-in-perfect-channel-from-kinsteel. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125055733/https://www.scrapmonster.com/news/kinsteel-announces-chinese-jv-to-operate-kedah-steel-plant/1/74923. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112201614/https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2020/04/03/kinsteel-proposes-jv-to-operate-gurun-steel-plant. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 (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) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230410190908/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210929032946/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2021.pdf (PDF).
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