Hebei Xin Wu'an Steel Malaysia plant
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Hebei Xin Wu'an Steel Malaysia plant, also known as Sarawak Iron and Steel, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant under construction in Samalaju, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Samalaju, Sarawak, Malaysia:
- Location: Samalaju Industrial Park, Bintulu, Sarawak State, Malaysia
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 3.586453, 113.359851 (approximate)
Background
This integrated plant would have a capacity of 10 million tpy, and would become Malaysia’s largest steelmaker if completed. But the project is publicly opposed by both the Malaysian Iron & Steel Industry Federation and the Malaysia Steel Association due to their grave concerns about overcapacity in the country. The groups even joined hands in February to call for an immediate freeze on all licenses for new long and flat-producing steel plants. The associations said in February they feared the Wu’an mega plant would lead to a crash in HRC prices and the pool of available steel scrap being reduced to such a level that substantial scrap imports would be required to cover demand.[1] The development of the plant suffered setbacks during the Covid-19 pandemic, and is expected to commence operations of the first phase in the first quarter of 2024.[2][3] The first phase of the project will involve a total investment of RM 13 billion and install a 5 mtpa capacity long process production line.[4]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Construction[5][6] | 2016-08-27[7][8][9] | 2022-04[10] | 2024[5] |
| Expansion | Announced[11][12] | 2016[7] | –[10] | –[5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | Owner | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Hebei Xinwuan Iron and Steel Group Co. Ltd.[13][14][15] | E100000131112 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | finished rolled[16] | hot-rolled coils; hot-rolled sheets[16] | BF, BOF[17][18][12] | BOF (# unknown)[17][18][12] |
| Expansion | – | – | BF, BOF[17][18][12] | BOF (# unknown); might include DRI expansion[17][18][12] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | construction | 5000 TTPA[11][17][18][12] | 5000 TTPA[11][17][18][12] |
| Expansion | announced | 5000 TTPA[11][17][18][12] | 5000 TTPA[11][17][18][12] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | construction | 5000 TTPA[11][17][18][12] | 5000 TTPA[11][17][18][12][18] |
| Expansion | announced | 5000 TTPA[11][17][18][12] | 5000 TTPA[11][17][18][12][18] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Coke |
|---|---|
| Main plant | >0 TTPA[17][18][12][8] |
| Expansion | –[17][18][12] |
Blast Furnace Details
Table 7: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | construction[17][18][12] | unknown | unknown | unknown | 5000[11][17][18][12] | unknown | unknown |
| unknown | announced[17][18][12] | unknown | unknown | unknown | 5000[11][17][18][12] | unknown | unknown |
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References
- ↑ FOCUS: New Chinese steel mega plants in SE Asia one step closer to completion, Lee Allen, Fastmarkets, Oct. 27, 2020
- ↑ Lihan, Gabriel (2023-09-04). "Awang Tengah takes up steel sheet investment with China". New Sarawak Tribune. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ "Company from China to implement Phase 1 of integrated steel project in Samalaju next year". MIDA | Malaysian Investment Development Authority. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ "Malaysian projects undertaken by Chinese companies are approved--Seetao". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf.
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