Malaysia's largest secondary aluminium remelt plant
Aluminium reborn. Engineered for what's next.
For over 25 years, Formosa Shyen Horng Metal has turned recycled aluminium into world-class extrusion billets — delivering the strength of primary metal at a fraction of its carbon cost.
From the window frame on your office tower to the heatsink keeping your laptop cool, aluminium shapes modern life for countless everyday items. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of A-Rank Berhad — a Bursa Malaysia Main Market listed company since 2005 — Formosa Shyen Horng Metal is a long-standing company for more than two decades specialized in manufacturing and supplying aluminium billets which serve as the base material behind those products.
What started in 1998 with 12,000 metric tonnes of annual capacity is today the largest secondary aluminium remelt operation in Malaysia, producing up to 132,000 MT a year for extrusion partners across Asia.
Founded 1998A-Rank Berhad subsidiaryISO 9001:2015 certified
Sustainability
That principle is the entire reason Formosa exists
At Formosa, this principle has shaped out approach to aluminium production for decades, balancing performance, efficiency, and responsibility.
95%
Less energy than primary aluminium
Our secondary billets are remelted from post-consumer and industrial scrap — keeping metal in circulation and out of landfills.
132k MT
Recycled into new billets each year
Every metric tonne of scrap we re-cast is a metric tonne that didn't need to be smelted from bauxite ore.
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Infinitely recyclable
Aluminium is permanent material, can be remelted indefinitely.
An integrated facility, built for spec-grade output.
From the moment scrap arrives at our gate to the moment a billet is loaded onto a truck, every step happens under one roof — and under one ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system.
8 melting furnaces
Each rated at 25 MT — fitted with heat-regenerating burners and magnetic stirrers for energy efficiency and consistent alloying.
Hydraulic tilting holding furnace
A single 30 MT unit delivers precise temperature control between melt and cast — a foundation for billet quality.
4 Vertical Direct-Chill (VDC) casting lines
Fully automated vertical direct-chilled casting with air-slip molds and in-line degasser — shallow sump, to prevent hydrogen porosity.
6 homogenising furnaces + 4 cooling booths
Each 35 MT homogeniser pairs with air cooling to achieve uniformly metallurgical properties and deliver extruder-ready microstructure.
7 automated billet saws
High-throughput cutting cells cut lead times for every dimension we ship — from 3″ through 11″, up to 6 m.
Quality Assurance - End-to-End Process Control
Two Optical Emission Spectrometers (OES) for precise alloy composition analysis.
ALSCAN Hydrogen Analyzer for molten aluminium hydrogen content measurement and control.
Ultrasonic Testing (UT) for internal defect detection and product integrity verification.
Metallurgical Laboratory equipped with an optical microscope for microstructure analysis.
ISO 9001:2015 Certified Quality Management System ensuring consistent product quality
From scrap to spec-grade billet — every step under one roof.
Products
Extrusion billets, built to your spec.
Two alloy families. Eleven standard diameters. Custom alloys and lengths on request. Whatever your extrusion press demands, we cast to it.
1000 series
Pure aluminium grades
High electrical and thermal conductivity, excellent corrosion resistance, and superior workability — ideal where formability and conductivity matter more than strength.
AA1050Chemical & food industries, signage
AA1060Conductors, decorative trim
AA1070Capacitor foil, high-purity applications
AA1100General sheet, heat exchangers, lighting
6000 series
Magnesium-silicon alloys
Our workhorse range. Heat-treatable, structurally strong, and extrusion-friendly — the backbone of architectural, transport and industrial systems across Asia.
