WiredInUSA June 2016

Tanjung Bin Energy Power Plant Photograph courtesy of Malakoff.com

Malaysian independent power producer Malakoff has begun commercial operations at a coal-fired power unit at the Tanjung Bin power plant in Johor, Malaysia. The 1GW Tanjung Bin T4 unit entered commercial operation in March, according to reports, after first synchronization in October 2015. Construction took four years and was carried out by a GE-led consortium under an engineering, procurement and construction contract. Unit 4 was built adjacent to three existing coal-fired units at the plant that generate a combined 2,100MW. GE supplied the key equipment, including the steam turbine and generator, the ultra-supercritical boiler, and environmental control systems, and was responsible for the overall integration and commissioning of the plant. Coal power assured for 25 years

Processing in port

South Korean steel producer POSCO is to establish a processing unit at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville. POSCO America will invest $19 million in a ten-acre site to construct a wire rod processing facility, producing rod for use in the manufacture of nuts, bolts and shafts for the automotive industry. The facility, the company’s second steel processing line and fourth steel production line in the US, will house process machinery for the production of cold heading quality wire (CHQW) including heat furnaces and pickling, coating and drawing machines. All imported steel wire coils from domestic and foreign mills will be received via barge. “This new project will allow POSCO to supply world premium wire rod and bar to our customers in the United States quickly and efficiently,” said Kyu Tae Kim, finance director at POSCO AAPC. “Indiana’s central location and the convenience of the Jeffersonville port are ideal as we look to tackle the US automotive market and increase our supply chain.”

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