Established in 1961 and formerly known as Malayawata Steel Berhad, Ann Joo Steel Berhad (AJSB) is a pioneer of the nation’s steel industry and a leading manufacturer of long products ranging from billets, high yield deformed bars, mild steel round bars and wire rods. AJSB operates an upgraded 100 metric tonne Electric-Arc-Furnace (EAF) Steel-Making Plant with an annual rated capacity of 820,000 metric tonnes and three Rolling Mills with a total annual rated capacity of 650,000 metric tonnes. The Steel-Making Plant and two Rolling Mills are situated on a strategic piece of land adjacent to railway tracks and the Penang seaport, measuring approximately 278 acres at the Prai industrial hub in Penang and another rolling mill is located at Section 23, Shah Alam.