Southern Steel Prai Penang plant

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Southern Steel Prai Penang plant, also known as SSB plant, South Steel, is a steel plant in Prai, Penang, Malaysia that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 2723, Lorong Perusahaan 12, Prai Industrial Estate, 13600 Prai, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 5.399453, 100.382177 (exact)

Background

Southern Steel Berhad, formerly known as Souther Iron & Steel Works was founded in 1963. The steelmaking plant was established in the 1980s. Southern Steel is the first plant outside of Japan to have a DC Electric Arc Furnace.[1] Hong Leong Group which owns Southern Steel in October 2023 announced that it is seeking to sell its majority stake in the company.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date
1963[3][4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Southern Steel Bhd [100.0%] 4295883267 [100.0%] E100000130721 [100.0%] Southern Steel Bhd [100%][5] 4295883267 E100000130721 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[3] billet, wire rod, bar[3] yes[6] 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 1400[7][3] 1400[7][3]

Table 5: 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

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[8] DC arc shell 677[3][7] 75.0[3][9][7]
unknown EAF (2) operating[8] DC arc shell 723[3][7] 80.0[3][9][7]

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) yes[10][11] 94.00[12][13] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 6.00
unknown EAF (2) yes[10][11] 94.00[12][13] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 6.00

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References

  1. "Home". South Steel. Retrieved 30 November, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Tycoon Quek's Hong Leong considering sale of Southern Steel stake, sources say". The Edge Malaysia. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20230321163704/http://www.southsteel.com/companydetail/1. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20190819151327/http://umpir.ump.edu.my:80/id/eprint/1230/1/Chui_Yan_Yap.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20230321163704/http://www.southsteel.com/newsandevents. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20230321163704/http://www.southsteel.com/qualitymanagement. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://www.yieh.com/en/NewsItem/117226. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125063520/https://www.southsteel.com/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 (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)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240809194121/https://www.southsteel.com/sustainable-info/environment. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240903160639/https://www.southsteel.com/upload/files/1533117426_AGM%2527s_Q&A.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240131194938/https://www.southsteel.com/upload/files/1697016038_SSB_-_Annual_Report_2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240913173127/https://www.southsteel.com/upload/files/1665580358_SSB_-_Annual_Report_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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