Tag: Steel
Ensuring a quality legacy for South African steel
SAISC invests in quality, skills and sustainability
While the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) is closely monitoring seismic changes happening upstream, it has taken a strategic decision to focus on...
Steel sustainability is hot!
Hot dip galvanizing and the circular economy
Hot dip galvanizers can contribute to the circular economy, moving away from the ‘take, make, dump and generate waste approach’ to one in which items...
Precision and Performance with Böhler Plastic Mould Steels
IN the dynamic world of plastic injection moulding, the choice of materials plays a crucial role in determining the efficiency, reliability, and longevity of your tools.
At voestalpine High Performance Metals Africa,...
Hot Dip Galvanizers Association advocates local content to ensure sector sustainability
Over the past decade, South Africa’s steel value chain has been stretched to the limit with myriad challenges: from reduced infrastructure spend, conflicting policy implementation, to the global pandemic and more...
Bold, decisive and urgent reform needed to save the steel sector
Last week a lot has been reported into assessing the likely impact the potential closure of ArcelorMittal SA’s operations in Newcastle and Vereeniging, as well as ArcelorMittal Rail and Structural will...
Steel Awards sponsor B.E.D. shines a spotlight on versatility and role of steel with...
“We hold things together. Nine times out of 10, if something has to be connected with bolts and nuts, then we are part of that supply chain,” explains founder and CEO...
Zinc is the perfect recyclable material
THE most common application of zinc is to protect steel from corrosion by hot-dip galvanizing. The zinc-steel combination has significant economic benefits in terms of lifecycle costs. Improved air quality in...
Steel Import tariffs destroying local manufacturing efforts
Tal-Tec’s Greg Talbot, MD of the Brits-based local manufacturer of modular farming solutions for managing livestock, describes how South Africa’s steel import tariffs are impacting the competitiveness of his business.
“For manufacturers...
“Misguided protectionism has all but destroyed our local steel industry”
THE recent publication of the first Steel Report by the South African Iron and Steel Institute (SAISI) confirms what Duferco has been arguing for months: the government’s attempts to use tariffs...
Adding space is a ‘steel’
IN the current difficult economic situation with budget restrictions, any property owner needs to make effective use of the space in their building in order to gain the full benefit of...
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