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Neasa approaches High Court to stop new steel import duties
3rd August 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The National Employers’ Association of South Africa (Neasa) has filed an urgent application in the Gauteng High Court to stop the implementation by the International Trade Administration Commission... 


UP ORE DOWN
Wagons manufactured by Columbus Stainless using 3CR12 transport ore for substantially longer with less degradation than those made of mild steel or other materials
Specialised steel extends life of ore wagons
31st July 2020 By: Halima Frost

Stainless steel manufacturer Columbus Stainless advocates that the much longer life span of ore wagons achieved using 3CR12, makes it clear why stainless steel is the cost-effective choice for... 


ACCREDITED FUSION Transmashholdings Africa have been awarded an International Standards Organisation 3843 welding certification which will help draw in new clients for the company
Manufacturer obtains welding certification
31st July 2020 By: Halima Frost

Rolling stock manufacturer Transmashholdings (TMH) Africa, which acts as the centre of excellence for narrow-gauge rolling stock within the TMH Group, announced in March that it had been awarded... 


KEEP MOTORING
Although setbacks have been faced Gibela is back on track to start manufacturing its traction motors by year end
Workshop conversion back on track
31st July 2020 By: Halima Frost

Although the conversion of railroad equipment supplier Gibela Rail Transport Consortium’s training centre into a traction motor manufacturing workshop has been delayed because of Covid-19, the... 


AMSA seeks import protection on hot-rolled coil and heavy beams
AMSA seeks import protection on hot-rolled coil and heavy beams
30th July 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has submitted two separate applications to the International Trade and Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) requesting import protection... 


ArcelorMittal South Arica CEO Kobus Verster
AMSA implements large-scale, but ‘flexible’, labour reorganisation as Covid-19 bites
30th July 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), which reported a loss of R2.6-billion for the interim period to June 30, warned on Thursday that it expected steel demand to remain subdued for the... 


AMSA warns of increased interim loss
16th July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) expects its headline loss for the six months ended June 30 to increase by at least R2-billion. It said in a trading update on July 16 that its loss... 


IZA publishes ‘Essentials of Galvanizing’ booklet
16th July 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The International Zinc Association (IZA) has published its newest guide on the ‘Essentials of Galvanizing’, the primary purpose of which is to be a key reference for engineers and designers... 


Direct reduced iron is a raw material for steelmaking made by reducing iron-ore.
Kobe, Vale and Mitsui team up on low CO2 iron-making
13th July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel is collaborating with the iron-ore major Vale and global trading and investment company Mitsui on providing low carbon dioxide (CO2) iron metallic and iron-making... 


PSV business rescue plan presentation delayed
8th July 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The business rescue practitioners handling industrial holding company PSV Holdings’ business rescue process have extended the date for presentation of the business rescue plan to July 13. More than... 


Getting it right: Kogi Iron
8th July 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining Weekly incorrectly reported on July 7 that ASX-listed Kogi Iron had received a large investment from European funds management company Torridon Investments Research to develop its Agbaja... 


Correction: Kogi Iron
7th July 2020 By: Schalk Burger

Mining Weekly incorrectly reported on July 7 that ASX-listed Kogi Iron had received a large investment from European fund management company Torridon Investments Research to develop its Agbaja cast... 


Get going with galvanizing: new book for engineers from IZA
Get going with galvanizing: new book for engineers from IZA
3rd July 2020 By: Shannon de Ryhove

The International Zinc Association (IZA) will launch its new publication, The Essentials of Galvanizing, during a webinar hosted by Creamer Media Contract Publishing on July 15, 2020. The... 


BUILDING THE RIGHT WAY
Macsteel aims to build its market share through strong, well-established and sustainable relationships with customers
New approach adopted in uncertain steel market
3rd July 2020 By: Darren Parker

Steel merchant Macsteel has been re-evaluating its business strategy, owing to a steady decline in steel consumption over the past five years, with 2019 being a “new low” and the start of 2020... 


ANDREW POOLE
Companies which take the risk and invest are more agile, more productive and better positioned to diversify and access new markets
Automation reduces costs, increases productivity
3rd July 2020 By: Darren Parker

With companies that invest in technology and automation showing signs of being more adaptable and strategically well positioned to take advantage of an inevitable upswing in the economy, local... 


BOOSTING CAPABILITY 
The NitraCut booster will enable higher pressures and therefore enable the cutting of thicker steel
New booster for industry
3rd July 2020 By: Darren Parker

Nitrogen generation equipment manufacturer and supplier NitraLife has introduced a booster for its NitraCut nitrogen generator product, which ‘bolts’ onto the company’s NitraCut nitrogen generator,... 


NICOLETTE SKJOLDHAMMER
The ‘Team Africa’ mindset has been embraced by several industry stakeholders since its inception
Future order book to relieve pressure for fabricator
3rd July 2020 By: Darren Parker

Although the strategic decision to continue to pay employees full salaries during the Level 5 lockdown in April put pressure on its cashflow, steel fabricator and erector Betterect believes a... 


AMSA clarifies details of safeguard application for structural steel products
2nd July 2020 By: Schalk Burger

ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) on July 1 said it had, in collaboration with Evraz Highveld Steel, applied for safeguards on structural steel products produced at the Highveld Structural Mill,... 


Metso Outotec can drive industries towards responsible use of natural resources
1st July 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Metso Minerals, a subsidiary of global industrial company Metso, has officially merged with Finnish-listed technology company Outotec. The merger has formed a leading process technology, equipment... 


Metals, engineering sectors to ‘walk the tightrope’ to economic recovery
24th June 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The road to the metals and engineering (M&E) sector’s post-Covid-19 recovery will be long and will require extraordinary and targeted policies to walk the tightrope towards an economic reboot,... 


Global steel output falls 8.7% in May, but China lifts production
23rd June 2020 By: Reuters

Global crude steel output slipped 8.7% in May to 148.8-million tonnes as many steelmakers shut operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, even as top producer China was resilient and pumped out more... 


AMSA considering large-scale restructuring, jobs to be lost
AMSA considering large-scale restructuring, jobs to be lost
18th June 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

While the full extent of the Covid-19 pandemic still remains uncertain as the economy slowly reopens within government’s risk-adjusted approach to easing lockdown restrictions, JSE-listed steel... 


AFRICAN REACH
Macsteel Exports supplies sub-Saharan Africa with the broadest range of carbon steel, stainless steel, specialty steels, aluminum products and value-added processes to all industry sectors
Covid-19 compounds challenges in Africa
12th June 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

The legislation put in place amid the Covid-19 pandemic is compounding the “exceptionally challenging” business environment already faced by companies when operating in Africa, where each country... 


Pandemic dashes hopes for a domestic steel sector turnaround
Pandemic dashes hopes for a domestic steel sector turnaround
12th June 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The international Covid-19 outbreak, which has disrupted the South African and the global economy, has thrown another “a spanner in the works” for the already embattled domestic steel sector and... 


African supply chains can unlock sustained economic growth post pandemic
12th June 2020

The current Covid19-related economic challenges, locally and throughout Africa, starkly highlight the need for pan-African companies and governments to support African supply chains and,  in so... 


Worldsteel says demand will contract by 6.4% this year owing to Covid-19
4th June 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) expects global steel demand to contract by 6.4% this year, as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. In its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2020 and 2021, released... 


EU to revamp steel-import controls as virus-hit economy recovers
EU to revamp steel-import controls as virus-hit economy recovers
1st June 2020 By: Bloomberg

The European Union plans to revamp its steel-import restrictions to guard against major market distortions as the bloc’s economy recovers from the effects of the pandemic. The proposed changes... 


AMSA welcomes move to Level 3 in nationwide lockdown
25th May 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Steel company ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the country will be moving to Level 3 in the risk-adjusted approach to the easing of... 


Global steel production down 13% y/y
22nd May 2020 By: Donna Slater

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) decreased by 13% year-on-year to 137.1-million tonnes in April. Africa's output decreased by... 


MIKE BENFIELD 
The construction and steel sectors – including the larger manufacturing industry – are “hand-in-glove”
Pandemic, economic challenges to shape industry direction
22nd May 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Industry trends are likely to take a new direction because of the global Covid-19 pandemic and a severely constrained local economy, says steel and value-added steel products merchandiser and... 


Fitch Solutions expects most metal markets to move into a surplus this year
13th May 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Most metals markets are expected to move into a surplus this year, says research firm Fitch Solutions, noting that consumption is likely to decrease more than the decreases in production capacity,... 


Kogi appoints Nigerian contractor to start trial iron-ore mining
8th May 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Kogi Iron and its Nigerian subsidiary KCM Mining have started small-scale trial mining at the Agbaja Cast Steel project, in Nigeria. The companies have appointed a local Lokoja-based... 


EU reviewing steel imports in view of possible glut - trade chief
22nd April 2020 By: Reuters

The coronavirus crisis could lead to massive stockpiling of steel that could then flood the European Union when demand returns, the EU trade chief said on Tuesday, adding this was something the... 


Organisation calls for govt assistance to ‘reshape’ steel industry post-lockdown
17th April 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The decision to put South Africa under lockdown as part of its response to Covid-19 “has put further pressure on the steel industry”, says research organisation Trade and Industrial Policy... 


A location map of Kogi Iron's Nigerian cast steel project.
Kogi Iron sees ongoing interest in Nigeria-based cast steel project
7th April 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

ASX-listed Kogi Iron is seeing ongoing interest from potential new investors in its Agbaja cast steel project, in Nigeria, where Kogi is starting to see global capital flows to the commodity... 


South African Iron and Steel Institute secretary-general Charles Dednam
Opinion: South African steel industry is an industry in distress
6th March 2020

In this opinion piece, South African Iron and Steel Institute secretary-general Charles Dednam outlines the difficulties being faced by the domestic steel industry and calls for the creation a... 


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