Mukah smelter up and running again

Back to operations: According to Koon, the Mukah facility is expected to contribute positively to Press Metal's earnings in the current quarter. - IZZRAFIQ ALIAS / The Star

KUCHING: Press Metal Bhd’s aluminium smelting plant in Mukah, which was badly damaged by a statewide power outage last June, is now up and running again.

Group chief executive officer Datuk Koon Poh Keong said the rebuilt facility, which went fully operational last month, was expected to contribute positively to earnings in the current quarter.