Ann Joo Integrated Steel Penang plant

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

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.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status	Start date	Workforce size	Power source
Operating	2007	662	power/energy plant on site

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 [100.0%]	4295883687 [100%]	E100000130723 [100%]	Ann Joo Integrated Steel Sdn Bhd	5001230705	E100000130959

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	pig iron; hot metal; granulated slag; blast furnace; off-gas; molten slag; billets	building and infrastructure	yes	BF, EAF	1 BF (450m³, bgan in 2011); 1 EAF (began in 2007); sinter plant (75m2)

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)
operating	900 TTPA	900 TTPA

Table 5: Crude Iron 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*	Blast furnace capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating	500 TTPA	500 TTPA

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

Sinter
>0 TTPA

Blast Furnace Details

Table 7: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Construction date	Start date	Current size	Current capacity (ttpa)	Decarbonization technology	Most recent relining
unknown	operating	unknown	2008	2011	450 m³	500	unknown	unknown

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Additional data

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Resources

• Company website