To kick off this year's event we will be running an optional field trip*, before the conference starts, to ACERINOX's Bahru Stainless Steel Plant.

In February 2008 ACERINOX decided to introduce a project to build a new stainless steel plant in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.  The project is broken down into several phases and in its last stage will be a stainless steel integrated plant with 1 million Mt melting capacity and 600,000 Mt cold rolling capacity.

Currently, Phase 1 is completed with construction and is in startup phase. Phase 1 comprises of a Combination A&P (Anneal and Pickle) line which can process black coil and Cold Rolled material. A ZMill of 5 feet wide to feed the A&P Line. Further equipment is related to finishing which include a Skin Pass Mill, Cut to Length lines and a slitting line. The investment in Phase 1 was US$ 395 million.   

Phase 2 is under construction. This phase comprises of a cold rolled A&P line and a Zmill. The equipment is aimed at thinner gauge material and a specialised A&P Line for cold rolled material. Investment in this phase will be in the order of MYR 1 Billion.

Delegates participating in the field trip will depart from the Marina Mandarin hotel at 13:15 Sharp on June 25 for the bus drive to Acerinox Bahru Stainless Steel plant. After refreshments and an introduction on arrival, they will tour at the steel plant.