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Iron & Steel Plants in Malaysia
Malaysia has 16 iron & steel plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 14th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 13 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Green Esteel Pte Ltd (3), Lion Industries Corporation Bhd (3) and Amsteel Mills Sdn Bhd (2) — Green Esteel Pte Ltd alone is named on 19% of them. Half of Malaysia's iron & steel plants in service predate 1993 (median commissioning year of the 11 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Ann Joo Steel Selangor plant, dating from 1961. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Hebei Xin Wu an Steel Malaysia plant, under construction. They account for 6% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Malaysia.
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Who owns Malaysia's iron & steel plants
- Green Esteel Pte Ltd3 19%
- Lion Industries Corporation Bhd3 19%
- Amsteel Mills Sdn Bhd2 13%
- Ann Joo Resources Bhd2 13%
- Alliance Steel (M) Sdn Bhd1 6%
- Ann Joo Integrated Steel Sdn Bhd1 6%
- Ann Joo Steel Bhd1 6%
- Antara Steel Mills Sdn Bhd1 6%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1960s2
- 1980s3
- 1990s2
- 2000s1
- 2010s2
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 1993 · oldest Ann Joo Steel Selangor plant (1961) · newest Esteel Sabah steel plant (2026) · 11 of 16 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Hebei Xin Wu an Steel Malaysia plantconstruction
How Malaysia compares · iron & steel plants by country
- 1. China458
- 12. South Korea18
- 13. Spain17
- 14. Indonesia16
- 15. Malaysia16
- 16. Mexico15
- 17. France14
- 18. Saudi Arabia14
Frequently asked
- How many iron & steel plants are there in Malaysia?
- OverWatts maps 16 iron & steel plants in Malaysia — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 14th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- Who owns the iron & steel plants in Malaysia?
- Green Esteel Pte Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 16 (19%). Next are Lion Industries Corporation Bhd (3), Amsteel Mills Sdn Bhd (2) and Ann Joo Resources Bhd (2).
- How old are Malaysia's iron & steel plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1993, across the 11 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Ann Joo Steel Selangor plant (1961); 2 came online in the past ten years.
- What new iron & steel plants are being built in Malaysia?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Hebei Xin Wu an Steel Malaysia plant.