Perfect Channel Gurun steel plant
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Perfect Channel Gurun steel plant, also known as Perfect Channel Sdn Bhd (PCSB) plant, Kinsteel Bhd plant, KKSSC Gurun steel plant, is a steel plant in Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and induction furnace (IF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia:
- Location: Lot 8068 Jalan Bedong Kawasan Perindustrian Gurun, 08100 Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 5.778871, 100.49907 (exact)
Background
Perfect Channel Sdn Bhd was founded in 2005 as a downstream production facility.[1] Kinsteel acquired 51% stake in the plant through Perfect Channel Sdn Bhd in 2006.[2] The plant had suspended operations since May 2019 due to a fire.[3][4]
In April 2020, Kinsteel reached an agreement to enter into a joint venture with China's Tianjin Qiangbang Industrial Co. Ltd to run the steel mill. The JV scheduled to build an electric arc furnace of capacity 500 ttpa in March 2021.[5]
According to a OECD 2022 report, the Gurun plant is planning to install crude steel capacities of 500 ttpa each using induction furnace and electric arc furnace methods.[6] As of November 2023, there has been no updates regarding either of the projects.
In June 2023, Konsortia Etiqa Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Ann Joo resources Bhd, acquired Perfect Channel Sdn Bhd for RM 10 million.[7]
Ownership Tree
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Power source |
|---|
| unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konsortia Etiqa Sdn Bhd [99.9%] | 5086632164 [99.9%] | E100002004711 [99.9%] | Perfect Channel Sdn Bhd [100%][8] | 4296221913 | E100000130773 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[9] | wire rod, billet, spring steel, bar[9] | unknown | unknown | yes[10] | IF; EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Induction furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| announced | 500[11][12][13] | 500[12][13] | 1000[11][12][13] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | NF |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | announced[14][15][12] | 500[11][13][12] |
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) | None | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Table 8: Induction Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown IF (1) | announced[14][15][12] | 500[13][12] |
Table 9: Induction Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based |
|---|---|
| unknown IF (1) | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Market Review of Building Materials in the Construction Industry under Competition Act 2010" (PDF). MyCC. 27 December, 2017. Retrieved 28 November, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Kinsteel expects to turn around Perwaja by year-end". TMSnet. 13 August, 2006. Retrieved 28 November, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ann Joo acquires controlling stake in loss-making wire maker for RM10.1 mil | SEAISI". www.seaisi.org. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ "Ann Joo buys shares in Perfect Channel from Kinsteel". The Star. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ Corp, Yieh. "Yieh Corp Steel News". yieh.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ↑ "Latest developments in steelmaking capacity". OECD. 16 December, 2022. Retrieved 28 November, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ann Joo buys shares in Perfect Channel from Kinsteel". The Star. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240906174641/https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2023/06/22/ann-joo-buys-shares-in-perfect-channel-from-kinsteel. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125055733/https://www.scrapmonster.com/news/kinsteel-announces-chinese-jv-to-operate-kedah-steel-plant/1/74923. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://lagrand.ch/malaysia-steel-market-ccus-initiatives-drive-optimism-amid-stable-plant-activity-202508180457/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220713032450/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2017-18/myb3-2017-18-malaysia.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112201614/https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2020/04/03/kinsteel-proposes-jv-to-operate-gurun-steel-plant. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230410190908/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210929032946/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2021.pdf (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://share.google/LL0egdK7kbTmSVOEN.
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