Steel is the world’s most important engineering and construction material
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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.
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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.
