Ann Joo Integrated Steel Penang plant

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

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Prai, Penang, Malaysia:

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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.

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size	Power source	Iron ore source	Coal source
2007	663	3.3 megawatt-peak (MWp) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system	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
Ann Joo Resources Bhd	4295883687	E100000130723	Ann Joo Integrated Steel Sdn Bhd	5001230705	E100000130959

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished	billet, pig iron	building and infrastructure	yes	no	BF; 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	900	900

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)
operating	500	500

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

Ferronickel	Sinter	Coke	Pellets
NF	>0	NF	NF

Table 7: 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
2022	unknown	unknown

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	BF production	Other/unknown iron production
2019	unknown	unknown
2020	unknown	unknown
2021	unknown	unknown
2022	unknown	unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Construction date	Start date	Current size	Current capacity (ttpa)	Decarbonization technology
unknown BF (1)	operating	2008	2011	450.0	500	unknown

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)	operating	900	75.0

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% basic/merchant pig iron
unknown EAF (1)	yes	50.00	50.00

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Resources

• Company website