Perwaja Kemaman follows the DRI–EAF route: iron ore is reduced in the solid state to direct reduced iron by direct reduction, then melted into steel in an electric arc furnace. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 1.5 million tonnes per year. Its main products are bar, bloom, billet, dri, beam.
Process Route
DRIEAF
Timeline
Announced1982
Operating1984
Idled2013
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,500
EAF
1,500
DRI
1,200
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power Captive gas-fired power plant
Steel Products
bar, bloom, billet, DRI, beam
Ownership
Owner Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd
Parent Perwaja Holdings Bhd [100.0%]
Workforce 1,500 employees
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Location
Kemaman
Asia Pacific
Malaysia
4.2644°, 103.4617°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,500 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1984
- Products
- Crude, semi-finished, finished rolled