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2025 Confirms Structural Weakness in South Africa’s Crude Steel Production
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South African Crude Steel Production: July 2026
South Africa’s crude steel production was 365,300 tonnes in July 2026, down 15.2% from 430,800 tonnes in July 2025.
For the January–July 2026 period, crude steel production totalled 2.445 million tonnes, compared with 2.839 million tonnes in the corresponding period of 2025. This represents a 13.9% decline, equivalent to approximately 394,200 tonnes less production year-on-year.
July production was also below the levels recorded in each of the first seven months of 2025.
South Africa’s crude steel production was 365,300 tonnes in July 2026, down 15.2% from 430,800 tonnes in July 2025.
