Malaysia okays Xinwu’an Steel’s new steel works project

Source: Mysteel Sep 17, 2020 15:08

A large integrated steel works project in Malaysia being promoted by Hebei Xinwu’an Iron & Steel Group (Xinwu’an Steel), a steel producer based in North China’s Hebei province, has just received approval from Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry, according to a recent release from China’s Ministry of Commerce (MoC). Construction on the 10 million tonnes/year works project is about to start, the MoC release said.

The new steelworks will be located in the Samalaju Industrial Park in Sarawak in East Malaysia on the island of Borneo, bordering Brunei to the north, several Indonesian provinces to the south and South China Sea to the west. The project will be constructed in phases, with the first