Southern Steel Prai Penang plant
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Southern Steel Prai Penang plant, also known as SSB plant; South Steel, is an 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:
- Location: 2723, Lorong Perusahaan 12, Prai Industrial Estate, 13600 Prai, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 5.399453, 100.382177 (exact)
Background
Southern Steel Berhad, formerly known as Souther Iron & Steel Works was founded in 1963. The steelmaking plant was established in the 1980s. Southern Steel is the first plant outside of Japan to have a DC Electric Arc Furnace.[1] Hong Leong Group which owns Southern Steel in October 2023 announced that it is seeking to sell its majority stake in the company.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date |
|---|---|
| Operating[3] | 1963[4][5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Steel Bhd[6] | 4295883267 | E100000130721 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[4] | billet; bar; wire rod[4] | yes[7] | EAF[4][8] | 2 EAF (DC arc shell)[4][8] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1400 TTPA[4][8][4][8] | 1400 TTPA[4][8][4][8] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel power plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Steel Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ "Home". South Steel. Retrieved 30 November, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Tycoon Quek's Hong Leong considering sale of Southern Steel stake, sources say". The Edge Malaysia. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125063520/https://www.southsteel.com/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20230321163704/http://www.southsteel.com/companydetail/1. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (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 19 August 2019.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230321163704/http://www.southsteel.com/newsandevents. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230321163704/http://www.southsteel.com/qualitymanagement. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 https://www.yieh.com/en/NewsItem/117226.
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