Perwaja Kemaman Steel plant

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Perwaja Kemaman Steel plant is a steel plant in Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Kawasan Perindustrian Telok Kalong, PO Box 61, 24007 Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 4.264364, 103.461728 (exact)

Background

Perwaja Trengganu Sdn. Bhd was established in 1982 to operate a sponge iron and billet making plant.[1] Nippon Steel constructed the RM 1.2 billion steel plant, which was completed in August 1984.[2] Perwaja steel is the mini intergrated mill located in Kemaman, Terengganu with capacity of 1 mtpa of steelmaking and 1.2 mtpa of DR plant.[1] Kinsteel Bhd acquired 51% stake in Perwaja Steel in 2006.[3][4] The company had to shut down its operations in 2013 as its electricity and gas supplies were cut off due to unpaid bills amounting to RM176 million to TNB and RM275 million to Petronas. The company lapsed into Practice Note 17 status by Bursa Malaysia indicating its financial distress.[3] A 2017 attempt to bring in Chinese investment also failed and the plant remains shut.[3][5] The plant was taken over in 2022 by JXR manufacturing, a subsidiary of the Chinese industrial giant Jianlong Group, aiming to start up steel operation by 2024 to produce steel billets[6].

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Start date Idled date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1982[7] 1984[7] 2013-08[8] 1500[9] Captive gas-fired power plant[8] unknown 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
Perwaja Holdings Bhd [100.0%] 4297825432 [100.0%] E100002007595 [100.0%] Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd [100%][10] 5000062481 E100000130928 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished, finished rolled[11] bar, bloom, billet, DRI, beam[11] unknown unknown DRI; 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 1500[7][12] 1500[7][12]

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 Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
mothballed 1200[11][13] 1200[11][13]

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

Ferronickel Sinter Coke Pellets
NF NF NF NF

Unit Details

Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1) mothballed[13] 1993[14] Tenova and Danieli HYL III/Energiron[14][14] shaft furnace[14] 600[13][11]
unknown DRI (2) mothballed[13] 1993[14] Tenova and Danieli HYL III/Energiron[14][14] shaft furnace[14] 600[13][11]

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name Current or initial reductant
unknown DRI (1) gas[14]
unknown DRI (2) gas[14]

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) mothballed[8] 500[12][7] 75.0[13][15][11]
unknown EAF (2) mothballed[8] 500[12][7] 75.0[13][15][11]
unknown EAF (3) mothballed[8] 500[12][7] 75.0[13][15][11]

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap
unknown EAF (1) yes[8] 100.00[8]
unknown EAF (2) yes[8] 100.00[8]
unknown EAF (3) yes[8] 100.00[8]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MysteelOrbis - PERWAJA STEEL SDN BHD | SteelOrbis.com". www.steelorbis.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  2. ↑ Poon, June M.L.; Yap, Chui-Yan (2010). "Perwaja Steel" (PDF). Umpir. Retrieved 28 November, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 N, Ammar, R. & Izzaty (2023-02-18). "Perwaja Steel Plant - Kemaman's Broken Behemoth". Roam This Way. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Cover Story: A stainless future for Perwaja". The Edge Malaysia. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  5. ↑ Samarathisa, Emmanuel (02 November 2019). [glclefindmkaj/https://lib.uniten.edu.my/ulib/index.php/list-cat5/tnb-1/2019/november-2019/10013-china-group-struggles-to-complete-perwaja-steel-plant-purchase/file "China group struggles to complete Perwaja Steel Plant purchase"]. Tenaga Nasional. Retrieved 28 November, 2023. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  6. ↑ Siew Chuan, Kheng Swee, Tang, Teoh (November 2022). "Technology Country Report 2022 Malaysia". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20190819151327/http://umpir.ump.edu.my:80/id/eprint/1230/1/Chui_Yan_Yap.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20230701114533/https://www.roamthisway.com/post/perwaja-steel-plant-kemaman-s-broken-behemoth. Archived from the original on 2023-07-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220120204223/https://www.metalbulletin.com/Article/3411162/Perwaja-Steel-plans-to-lay-off-1000-employees.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220119163827/http://www.swam.org.my/Perwaja-Steel-Sdn-Bhd/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127032434/https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-companies/company/perwajasteelsdnbhd/. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 (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)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 "2020 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2021-09-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-29.
  14. ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 "HYL/Energiron Projects Reference List" (PDF). HYL/Energiron. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-29.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240916184216/https://www.doe.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/BEST-AVAILABLE-TECHNIQUES-GUIDANCE-DOCUMENT-ON-IRON-STEEL-INDUSTRY.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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