worldsteel Short Range Outlook October 2026
worldsteel forecasts global steel demand will stay flat at 1,722 Mt in 2026, then grow 1.7% in 2027, with China’s contraction masking stronger growth elsewhere.
SteelMatters–September 2026
September 2026 SteelMatters examines South Africa’s steel-market pressures, highlighting trade-defence enforcement, surging imports, weakening exports, mixed sector signals, and global steel price movements.
Veolia, Norfund to Help AMSA Develop Resource Efficiency Projects
Veolia, Norfund to help AMSA develop resource efficiency projects Our member AMSA partners with Veolia and Norfund to develop bankable energy, water and resource-efficiency projects, strengthening operational resilience and South Africa's industrial competitiveness.
SteelMatters–August 2026
August 2026 SteelMatters examines South Africa's steel-market shifts, highlighting investment-led demand outlook, rising imports, weakening exports, mixed sector signals, and Scaw's new supply.
SteelMatters–July 2026
The July 2026 SteelMatters examines South Africa's steel-market shifts, highlighting capacity utilisation, rising imports, weakening crude output, sector demand, and global price signals.
Commentary: Going It Alone on Steel
Global steel policy is fragmenting as nations act unilaterally through tariffs and subsidies. South Africa needs a coherent policy to protect its competitive steel value chain.
Opinion: South Africa’s steel debate is still too narrow
SAISI's Charles Dednam argues South Africa's steel debate must look beyond primary imports and consider how imported manufactured goods are displacing local manufacturing capability.
SteelMatters–June 2026
The June 2026 SteelMatters examines global steel policy shifts, highlighting South Africa's trade reform, import trends, industry competitiveness, manufacturing recovery, and sustainability priorities.
SteelMatters–May 2026
The May 2026 SteelMatters highlights South Africa's steel sector challenges and opportunities, focusing on decarbonisation, competitiveness, trade trends, industry performance, innovation, and sustainability.
SteelMatters–April 2026
The April 2026 SteelMatters highlights rising steel imports, weakening domestic manufacturing conditions, shifting trade dynamics, and global steel price movements shaping South Africa’s industrial landscape.
SteelMatters–March 2026
The March 2026 SteelMatters highlights global protectionism, South Africa’s steel sector strain, declining production, shifting trade flows, rising imports, export growth, and urgent policy response.
Steel at a Crossroads: Policy Will Decide South Africa’s Future
South Africa’s steel industry faces structural decline driven by imports, lost capacity, and policy gaps. Urgent, coordinated intervention is needed to restore competitiveness, resilience, and long term sustainability.