Since 1962
Advancing the Collective Interests of the Primary Steel Industry in South Africa
SAISI’s mission is to influence public policy, educate and shape public opinion in support of a strong, sustainable South African steel industry committed to manufacturing products that meet society’s needs.
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About the South African Iron and Steel Institute
Who We Are
The South African Iron and Steel Institute (SAISI) is a non-profit, pro-competition and non-governmental representative organisation serving the collective interests of the steelmaking industry in South Africa.
Our Mission
SAISI’s mission is to influence public policy, educate and shape public opinion in support of a strong, sustainable South African steel industry committed to manufacturing products that meet society’s needs.
Our Origins
SAISI was established in 1962 as the South African Rolled Steel Producers Co-ordinating Council. In 1995 the name was changed to the South African Iron and Steel Institute.
Steel Matters
Steel Industry and Steel Statistics
SAISI gathers and disseminates data related to the steel industry for the benefit of its members, the government, and the public. This process is conducted under strict compliance with competition law to ensure that the collection and distribution of industry data does not harm market competition.
Steel Industry
Steel is the world’s most important engineering and construction material. It is used in every aspect of our lives; in cars and construction products, refrigerators and washing machines, cargo ships and surgical scalpels. It can be recycled repeatedly without loss of property.
- Find out more about steel and the steel making process
- Find out more about our environmental policy
- Discover how steel contrinutes to a sustainable future
- Explore the history of the South African steel industry
Steel Statistics
- View our data collection and publication process
- Read more about the primary steel industry in South Africa
- Find out about crude steel production
- Gather information about the international steel cycle
- View a historical time series of the primary steel market
- Stay up to date with imports of primary carbon / alloy steel products
- Download Steel & Articles of Steel – Trade Data
- View Steel Trading Partners
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