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EU proposes new WTO reform to safeguard dispute settlement body
26th November 2018 By: Bloomberg

The European Union (EU) unveiled a new proposal that seeks to stave off paralysis of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO's) dispute settlement system by unblocking the appointment of its appellate... 


China and US accuse each other of hypocrisy as WTO litigation begins
22nd November 2018 By: Reuters

The United States and China clashed on Wednesday at a World Trade Organization meeting with a US envoy accusing Beijing of using the WTO to pursue "non-market" policies and a Chinese official... 


WTO to set up panels to rule on US tariff disputes
21st November 2018 By: Reuters

The US and opponents of President Donald Trump's steel and aluminium tariffs both confirmed their wish to litigate on Wednesday, triggering the procedure for World Trade Organization dispute... 


Nespresso using Rio Tinto's responsibly-sourced aluminium in coffee capsule production
Nespresso to use Rio Tinto’s responsibly-sourced aluminium in coffee capsule production
19th November 2018 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nespresso, an operating unit of Nestlé Group, will be the first company to use responsibly-sourced aluminium from global miner Rio Tinto to produce its coffee capsules. The two companies have... 


Automaker groups warn US tariffs will undermine new NAFTA deal
16th November 2018 By: Reuters

US automakers and parts suppliers on Thursday warned that President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs and threatened car tariffs would undermine the benefits of the new deal to modernize... 


WASTE-HEAT RECOVERY
A waste-heat recovery system in a cement plant
Energy reuse to help base metals industries
9th November 2018 By: Schalk Burger

Base metals-production industries can maximise the capture of waste heat and reuse it to reduce energy use, and South Africa has does not have many heat reclamation systems in place, compared to... 


US steel tariff fight stirs up a swarm of WTO litigation
30th October 2018 By: Reuters

The United States urged European Union governments on Monday to reflect on whether it was really in their interest to go ahead with a trade dispute over US metals tariffs, and said it was hopeful... 


ERG forecasts strong metals price recovery
29th October 2018 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Diversified miner Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) forecasts a strong metals price recovery ahead, including for copper, cobalt, aluminium, ferrochrome and iron-ore. “Our view that commodities have... 


South Africa welcomes product exclusion for some steel, aluminium products from Section 232 duties
24th October 2018 By: Simone Liedtke

Following an announcement that the US Department of Commerce has granted product exemptions for certain aluminium and steel products, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies on Wednesday welcomed... 


Clash over Trump tariffs heats up with barrage of WTO litigation
19th October 2018 By: Reuters

Disputes over US tariffs and retaliatory moves by other states have sparked 12 requests for adjudication at the World Trade Organization, signalling an escalation in global trade tensions. The... 


Norway, EU ask WTO to set up panel on US steel, aluminium tariffs
19th October 2018 By: Reuters

Norway, the European Union and several other countries asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday to set up a dispute resolution panel to address US tariffs on steel and aluminium, Oslo's... 


Macro disquiet drowns out signs of base metals shortages
4th October 2018 By: Reuters

Uncertainty about how metals demand will be hit by trade wars, rising US interest rates and a slowdown in China is weighing on industrial metals prices, submerging signals pointing to potential... 


Dube TradePort continues to inject billions into local economy, job creation – MEC
2nd October 2018 By: Simone Liedtke

The Dube TradePort, which incorporates the King Shaka International Airport, has in the past ten years invested R11.5-billion into the South African economy and created nearly 100 000 jobs,... 


DESIGN VERSATILITY
The aluminium composite material panels allow for versatile facade designs
Company diversifies aluminium offering
28th September 2018 By: Erin Steenhoff-Snethlage

Aluminium composite cladding / material (ACP or ACM) is widely used on building facades internationally, and although very much in its infancy in South Africa, it is slowly gaining traction. It is... 


EXTRUSION 
The SMS group has expertise in aluminium, copper, copper alloys and steel extrusion
Manufacturer keeps up with increasingly complex orders
28th September 2018

As manufacturing becomes more specialised, manufacturing companies have to keep up with customers’ changing demands with regards to complexity of manufactured parts as well as functionality and the... 


TARIFF SEE-SAW 
US tariffs have had a positive and negative effect on aluminium profit margins
Record-high margins for aluminium sales
28th September 2018 By: Erin Steenhoff-Snethlage

Johannesburg-based precision water-cutting and -profiling company AquaJet Profiles noted record-high aluminium sales profit margins earlier this year, owing to the sanctions placed on Russian... 


AMSA to finalise Macsteel sale by Dec
27th September 2018 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) shareholders on Thursday approved the sale of AMSA’s 50% indirect interest in Netherlands-based Macsteel International Holdings (MIH) to a... 


Ghana on hook for $2bn China deal if bauxite plan stalls
10th September 2018 By: Bloomberg

Ghana will have to use alternative sources to pay back China’s Sinohydro Corp. for $2-billion in infrastructure if the revenue from an earmarked bauxite project is insufficient to meet... 


South African farmers play chicken with Trump tariffs
29th August 2018 By: Reuters

Herman Pretorius is just the kind of white South African farmer US President Donald Trump expressed concern for when he barged into the country's delicate land reform debate by ordering an... 


Insimbi acquires Group Wreck for R120m
28th August 2018 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed Insimbi Industrial Holdings is acquiring scrap metal recycler Group Wreck International for R120-million. “Insimbi needs to grow by acquiring businesses that complement the existing... 


Ghana opposition seeks IMF view on $2bn Chinese Bauxite deal
24th August 2018 By: Reuters

Ghana's opposition in parliament wants the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to decide whether a $2-billion Chinese deal agreed by the government in exchange for bauxite will add to the country's... 


Two workers die at Dubai aluminium furnace, EGA says
15th August 2018 By: Reuters

Two workers died at an industrial furnace in Dubai, reportedly by burning to death, the operator of the plant said on Tuesday. Emirates Global Aluminium said the accident took place on Monday as... 


Solidarity reaches wage agreement with AMSA
8th August 2018 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Trade union Solidarity has reached common ground with steel giant ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) and has signed a wage agreement that is “favourable to all parties”. This follows after the... 


Mathe Group ups tyre processing by 35%, grows steel exports
Mathe Group ups tyre processing by 35%, grows steel exports
7th August 2018 By: Irma Venter

The KwaZulu-Natal-based Mathe Group, South Africa’s largest tyre recycler, has developed two steel by-products that are being exported to Australia and Korea in growing quantities. Dr Mehran... 


Eskom pilots incentive designed to claw back 5 TWh of energy-intensive demand
Eskom pilots incentive designed to claw back 5 TWh of energy-intensive demand
6th August 2018 By: Terence Creamer

State-owned electricity producer Eskom has confirmed that it has entered into a sales incentive pilot programme with nine large industrial customers in a bid to stabilise sales to... 


Turkish steel makers eye exports to West Africa amid US tariff setbacks
31st July 2018 By: Reuters

Turkish steel makers are looking to expand in West Africa and other emerging markets in response to tariffs and planned quotas which threaten their sales to the United States and the European Union... 


Hulamin CEO Richard Jacob
Hulamin sells well despite US import tariffs, decreased trade with China
30th July 2018 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed aluminium supplier and exporter Hulamin has declared a 77% decrease in headline earnings a share to 13c for the six months ended June 30, partly owing to the 7% strengthening of the rand... 


A RAINBOW OF COLOURS
Kansai Plascon’s D2M range is available in thousands of different hues
D2M system grows its Plascon Acryline range
27th July 2018 By: Halima Frost

Owing to global demand for smarter painting systems that are cost effective and reduce process time, coatings company Kansai Plascon has introduced its Acryline Direct-2-Metal (D2M) system of... 


WTO chief sees trade war ending in political talks
26th July 2018 By: Reuters

The nascent global trade war will have to be ended by a political agreement between world leaders, because continuing down the current path will only damage the global economy, the head of the... 


South Africa 'collateral damage' in US-led global trading war – Davies
South Africa 'collateral damage' in US-led global trading war – Davies
25th July 2018 By: African News Agency

South Africa has become "collateral damage" in the trading war involving mainly the United States, China, Canada and the European Union, with tariffs imports on its steel exports, Trade and... 


Hulamin H1 earnings decline further amid US steel tariffs
Hulamin H1 earnings decline further amid US steel tariffs
25th July 2018 By: African News Agency

JSE-listed aluminium producer, Hulamin, said on Wednesday that it expected its basic earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months ended June 30 to decline even... 


Steel and aluminum import tariffs a big concern for industry – Busa
23rd July 2018 By: African News Agency

Business Unity South Africa (Busa) said on Sunday that it was very concerned about imminent job losses in the domestic steel and aluminium industry if the import duties imposed by the United States... 


In Senegal, China's President Xi pledges stronger Africa ties
23rd July 2018 By: Reuters

China's President Xi Jinping pledged during a visit to Senegal on Saturday to strengthen economic ties with Africa, a continent already awash with cheap Chinese loans in exchange for minerals and... 


Trade war could knock 3% off global GDP – Bank of France study
20th July 2018 By: Reuters

An international trade war with wide-ranging tariff hikes could cut global gross domestic product by as much as three percent, according to a study by the French central bank on Thursday. The... 


Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies
Davies concerned about extension of US tariffs to autos and auto parts
16th July 2018 By: African News Agency

South Africa’s steel and aluminium exports to the United States does not pose any threat to US national security, says Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies. Davies was speaking during... 


China June aluminium, steel exports rise as trade row intensifies
13th July 2018 By: Reuters

China's aluminium exports exceeded half a-million tonnes for only the second time ever in June as stronger international than domestic prices encouraged overseas shipments, while steel exports hit... 


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