SteelMatters – July 2025
The July 2025 SteelMatters highlights rising steel exports, flat domestic output, import pressure, and risks to local automotive manufacturing amid growing global overcapacity and weak localisation.
South Africa Must Shield Its Steel Sector from the Tidal Wave of Global Overcapacity
South Africa must urgently address rising steel imports driven by global overcapacity, or risk losing local production, strategic capability, and long-term industrial competitiveness.
SteelMatters – June 2025
The June 2025 SteelMatters highlights rising rail steel imports, weak localisation, modest demand growth, and the urgent need for reform to secure South Africa’s steel future.
SAISI Supports Decisive Trade Action to Safeguard South African Steel Industry
SAISI welcomes provisional safeguard duties to protect local steel, ensure fair competition, and support jobs, investment, and recovery in South Africa’s steel value chain.
Steel Sector Faces Ongoing Strain from Elevated Imports and Trade Imbalance in Q1 2025
South Africa’s Q1 2025 trade data reveal a challenging environment for the domestic steel industry, as increased import volumes continue to displace […]
SteelMatters – April 2025
The April 2025 SteelMatters highlights declining local output, rising imports, global trade pressures, policy responses, and steel demand sector trends.
SteelMatters – March 2025
The March 2025 SteelMatters explores industry advancements, sustainability efforts, market trends, corporate initiatives, and the impact of steel on society.
Urgent Action Needed to Tackle Surging Imports & Market Distortions
SAISI urges stronger protective measures as rising steel imports threaten local producers, jobs, and industrial growth.
SAISI Urges Immediate Action: Anti-Dumping Duties Needed to Curb Unfair Trade Practices and Restore Industry Confidence
SAISI calls for immediate anti-dumping duties to protect South Africa’s steel industry from unfair trade practices and restore confidence.
SteelMatters – February 2025
The February 2025 SteelMatters highlights South Africa’s steel industry’s volatile start, crude steel production drop, import surges, carbon tax concerns, and SAISI’s policy recommendations for competitiveness and sustainability
SteelMatters – January 2025
The January 2025 Steel Matter highlights South Africa’s steel industry challenges, import surges, production declines, global competitiveness, infrastructure opportunities, and SAISI’s advocacy for local manufacturing and sustainability.
SteelMatters – November 2024
The November 2024 issue of Steel Matters highlights the South African steel industry's challenges, collaborative strategies, trade statistics, and impactful community upliftment initiatives.