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The November 2024 issue of Steel Matters highlights the South African steel industry's challenges, collaborative strategies, trade statistics, and impactful community upliftment initiatives.
This month, explore Steel Market Outlook: worsening as demand and consumption decline amid high import shares, crude steel production , trade trends, and international prices.
September 2024 crude steel production in South Africa fell by 1.4%, prompting SAISI to advocate for infrastructure investment, trade measures, and manufacturing localisation to support the sector.
This month, explore "Forging The Future": trade's role in low-emission steel, global crude production trends, trade statistics, and international prices.
This month, discover steel's vital role in a low-carbon future, crude steel production, trade dynamics, steel consumption, and pricing.
This month, we cover the global steel market crisis, major investments, hot-rolled steel capabilities, South Africa's 10.1% crude steel production decline, and steel sector insights.
In May 2024, South Africa’s crude steel production declined by 9.8% compared to May 2023, following a substantial 17.3% year-on-year decrease in April 2024. This marks a troubling trend for the second quarter of 2024.
This month, we cover primary steel trade, steel-consuming sectors, international steel prices, high imports, declining exports, and slowing production in South Africa's steel sector.
The European Commission has extended its steel safeguard measure to June 2026, aligning with market dynamics and addressing ongoing import pressures.
This month, our issue covers Trade Statistics, SA Crude Steel Output, and the implications of the Chinese EPC model on South Africa's steel industry.
This month, our issue explores Trade Statistics and SA Crude Steel Production, as well as The Perilous Cost of Compromise: The Impact of Substandard Materials in SA Construction.
In this month's issue, we delve into Trade Statistics and SA Crude Steel Production, alongside Navigating Global Steel Industry Overcapacity, highlighting its trade implications.
The UK is seeking feedback on its emissions-based import rules, set to start in 2027.
February 2024 saw a 17.0% surge in South Africa's crude steel production, marking four consecutive months of double-digit growth and highlighting industrial resilience.
Global steel production decreased in January 2024, but Africa saw a notable increase. South Africa's steel output surged by 24.8%. The trade balance improved in 2022 but worsened in 2023.
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