Malaysia-based OM Holdings Ltd has been granted approval by the Bintulu Division Disaster Management Committee to resume operations, as per latest reports. Operations have recommenced initially at four submerged arc furnaces, as part of a phased plan for ramping up production. The plant was operating at a rate of 12,000 t per month of ferro silicon and 18,000 t/month of silico manganese production before shutdown. It has 16 units in all of 25.5 MVA furnaces, of which 10 are earmarked for production of ferro silicon, while six units have been modified for the production of manganese alloys.
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