Lion Industries Megasteel plant

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Lion Industries Megasteel plant, also known as Oriental Shield SDN BHD (predecessor), Lion Steel SDN BHD, is a steel plant in Banting, Selangor, Malaysia that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Banting, Selangor, Malaysia:

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  • Location: Wisma Lion, Lot 2319, Kawasan Perindustrian Olak Lempit, Mukim Tanjung 12, 42700 Banting, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 2.8072653, 101.6055808 (exact)

Background

In December 2021, Amsteel Mills bought the plant's DRI unit, which had ceased operating since February/March 2016.[1] According to the company's 2022 Annual report, the operations at the plant was suspended temporarily.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1930[3] unknown 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
Lion Industries Corporation Bhd 4295883481 E100000130722 Megasteel Sdn Bhd[4] 4296741801 E100000130797

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished, finished rolled[5][6] HBI, coil[5][6] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[7] yes[8] no[8] 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)
mothballed 3200[9][5] 3200[9][5]

Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Ferronickel Sinter Coke Pellets
>0[6] NF NF NF

Table 6: 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 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

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

Unit Details

Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) mothballed[10] 1600[5][9] 160.0[11][12][13][6][14]
unknown EAF (2) mothballed[10] 1600[5][9] 160.0[11][12][13][6][14]

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % HBI % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated
unknown EAF (1) yes[6] >0[6] >0[6] >0[6]
unknown EAF (2) yes[6] >0[6] >0[6] >0[6]

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References

  1. "Lion Industries buys direct reduced iron plant in Banting for RM38m". The Edge Malaysia. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. "Annual Report 2022" (PDF). Lion Industries Corp. 2022. Retrieved 23 November, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126184417/https://www.jobstreet.com.my/en/companies/609929-megasteel. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119163746/http://www.lion.com.my/WebOper/Steel/Megasteel.nsf/Home. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112203702/http://www.lion.com.my/WebOper/Steel/OrientalShield.nsf/Corporate. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002202/http://www.lion.com.my/WebOper/Steel/OrientalShield.nsf/Process/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220204142355/http://www.lion.com.my/WebOper/Steel/OrientalShield.nsf/Application. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220111174153/http://www.lion.com.my/WebCorp/licb.nsf/ed78dd20c25471d74825860e0007508b/$FILE/LICB_AR2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220113191321/https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/lion-industries-refurbishes-plant-banting. Archived from the original on 2022-01-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20241213082634/https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/se-asia-ferrous-scrap-demand-rise-iron-ore-based-steelmaking/. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220127012939/http://www.lion.com.my/WebOper/Steel/OrientalShield.nsf/Technology. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240905155453/https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/lion-industries-buys-direct-reduced-iron-plant-banting-rm38m. Archived from the original on 2024-09-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 "2020 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2021-09-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-29.
  14. 14.0 14.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220124091515/https://www.emis.com/php/company-profile/MY/Megasteel_Sdn_Bhd_en_2381291.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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