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ERP solutions can mitigate industry challenges
29th April 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

Software development company SYSPRO assists fabrication businesses by providing enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions that assist in delivering consistency throughout the value chain, from... 


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Fasteners, bearings and welding equipment all within supplier’s ambit
29th April 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

Fasteners, bearings and welding products and equipment are relevant for the metal fabrication sector, which is built on cutting metal and welding it. If metal cannot be bolted together with... 


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Merger results in beneficial services
29th April 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

Abrasives supplier First Cut and gas safety training and equipment company Gas Safety International’s (GSI’s) aim - through their merger of interests – is to mitigate the challenges in the metal... 


Seifsa CEO Lucio Trentini
Seifsa, Eskom discuss private generation as key to solving South Africa's power challenges
26th April 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) this week held a meeting with State-owned power utility Eskom, during which greater private sector... 


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Local heat exchanger industry waning
22nd April 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

The local heat exchanger industry is facing challenging times owing to factors such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the country’s economic state, says heat exchange solutions provider Kelvion... 


BEYOND TECHNOLOGY
Companies often believe that the Fourth Industrial Revolution is all about technology, failing to see that it is actually about a new way of working
Mining leader in S Africa’s 4IR transformation
22nd April 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

While the South African mining industry in many aspects is leading the country’s Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), the manufacturing sector is not as quick to adopt to new ways of working and the... 


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Paramount Group invests in skills development for young engineers
13th April 2022 By: Donna Slater

Aerospace and technology company Paramount Group has launched an engineering mentorship and training programme – the Young Engineers Development Programme (YEDP) – aimed at fast-tracking young... 


Seifsa calls for extensive consultation on draft preferential procurement regulations
12th April 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

 Industry body the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has prepared a submission in response to the draft Preferential Procurement Regulations published by the... 


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AM tech ideal for stainless steel parts manufacturing
8th April 2022

Emerging additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have attracted significant attention owing to an attractive set of properties and attributes. A common feature of AM technologies is the build-up... 


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Stainless steel industry perseveres in challenging conditions
8th April 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

Despite significant challenges, such as the Covid-19 pandemic and its ripple effects, the stainless steel sector has shown adaptivity, innovation and resilience. It is also showing prepandemic... 


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Tool distribution for local market simplified
8th April 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

Through its partnership with South Korea-based original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) YG-1, engineering equipment importer and supplier JTB Industrial Solutions (JTB) can supply the local market... 


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Stainless steel solutions added to local market
8th April 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

Industrial equipment supplier Actum Group supplies manufacturing and solutions company Band-It’s range of quality-engineered band and fastening products to the local market. “The importance of... 


Scaw Metals CEO Doron Barnes speaking at the launch of the Steel Master Plan in 2021
Scaw CEO attributes R2bn steel mill investment to scrap certainty created by master plan
6th April 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Scaw Metals CEO Doron Barnes has attributed the company’s recent decision to invest R2-billion in a new hot-strip steel mill, in Gauteng, directly to the steel master plan, which he insists has the... 


Macsteel CEO Mike Benfield
Steel Master Plan to remain ineffectual unless focus is narrowed, Macsteel CEO warns
28th March 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Without far greater focus and prioritisation, Macsteel CEO Mike Benfield believes the Steel Master Plan will remain captive to high levels of ambition with limited real-world effectiveness. There... 


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Mandela arrest warrant NFT sold for R1.9m
28th March 2022 By: Sane Dhlamini

Former statesman Nelson Mandela’s original warrant of arrest has been digitally minted as a non-fungible token and sold for R1.9-million. The proceeds are expected to save the Liliesleaf Farm and... 


Seifsa COO Tafadzwa Chibanguza 
New Seifsa COO calls on govt to create a business-friendly environment
23rd March 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The South African government should focus on implementing a set of policy objectives that make the operating environment in the metals and engineering sector more business-friendly and ensures that... 


Metals, engineering sector expands above pre-Covid-19 levels, but downside risks remain
11th March 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Production levels in the metals and engineering sector had reached pre-Covid-19 levels by December 2021, and production in the sector expanded by 4.7% month-on-month between December 2021 and... 


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Rail revamp on cards
11th March 2022 By: Anna Moross

Galvanized steel and zinc products provide several benefits for rail infrastructure and can help to revamp rail infrastructure in South Africa, says International Zinc Association (IZA) Africa Desk... 


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Company provides lifting, rigging solutions for efficiency and safety
4th March 2022

Local equipment supplier BMG’s Tools & Equipment Lifting team offers a specialist service to diverse sectors throughout Africa, including automotive and tyre manufacturing, paper and pulp, sugar,... 


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Aluminium prices to remain high into 2023 amid high input costs, disrupted production
18th February 2022 By: Donna Slater

Following impressive rallies in the first and third quarters of 2021, financial risk management, solutions and insights company Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research (Fitch Solutions)... 


Sector key in economic recovery
18th February 2022

National construction industry body Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) acting CEO Bongani Dlala says the construction sector can lead South Africa’s recovery as the country emerges into... 


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Challenging project brings Swoosh to Soweto
18th February 2022 By: Halima Frost

Steel and tube supplier Stewarts & Lloyds Robertville has successfully completed a steel fabrication project for global brand Nike in the newly developed Shapa Soweto Training Centre, in Soweto,... 


South Africa equipped on all fronts to ramp up wind turbine manufacture, rollout – Nordex
10th February 2022 By: Donna Slater

The South African Renewable Energy Master Plan’s emerging actions discussion document represents a significant opportunity to create new jobs and contribute to South Africa’s gross domestic product... 


ArcelorMittal South Africa CEO Kobus Verster
ArcelorMittal South Africa reports best earnings since 2008, but Transnet poses threat to outlook
10th February 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has reported its best financial performance since 2008, with headline earnings surging to R6.86-billion in 2021 from a R2-billion loss in 2020. No... 


Green primary iron made in South Africa could help global steelmakers lower the cost of their decarbonisation efforts
Green primary iron could help South Africa offset fall in coal export revenues – study
26th January 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Producing carbon-free primary iron in South Africa using green hydrogen direct reduced iron (GHDRI) technology could create a new globally competitive green export industry that could help offset... 


British Hallmarking Council sanctions Queen Elizabeth II platinum jubilee commemorative mark
12th January 2022 By: Donna Slater

With British Monarch Queen Elizabeth II expected to become the first to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, on February 6, and the associated demand for commemorative jewellery and giftware merchandise,... 


Hulamin full-year loss to narrow despite first-half challenges, July unrest
14th December 2021 By: Donna Slater

Aluminium semi-fabricator and supplier Hulamin reports that, despite a subdued start to the year, its headline loss a share is expected to narrow to 54c, compared with the headline loss a share of... 


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Anglo looks to green steel development as one measure to reduce Scope 3 emissions
13th December 2021 By: Donna Slater

Efforts in the steel industry to increase the metal’s environment friendliness – a process known as “green steel” – will assist diversified miner Anglo American in reducing its Scope 3 emissions,... 


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As global steel industry mulls sustainable solutions, SA urged to ‘green’ iron-ore
10th December 2021 By: Nadine James

Producing ‘green steel’ in South Africa might be a distant dream, but exporting ‘green iron-ore’ is achievable in the medium term, says Afriforesight materials engineer and project innovation... 


Zinc anti-corrosion coatings offer long-lasting protection
29th November 2021 By: Donna Slater

Various methods of applying zinc films to steel items offer unique and long-lasting anti-corrosion benefits, according to various zinc experts who spoke during a webinar hosted by Creamer Media... 


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Second phase of plant expansion begins  
19th November 2021 By: Claire O'Reilly

Secondary steel manufacturer Veer Steel Mills has entered its second phase of expansion with the construction of a melt shop – the newest addition to its plant in Alrode, Alberton. 


LSFB creates faster, more economical construction
19th November 2021 By: Claire O'Reilly

Developers, local authorities and housing associations are quickly embracing steel framing technology, such as light-steel-frame building (LSFB), says the International Zinc Association Africa Desk... 


SKF supporting fossil-free bearing steel through collaboration with Swedish university
16th November 2021 By: Donna Slater

Bearings, seals and lubrication systems company SKF is supporting the development of so-called fossil-free bearing steel through a collaboration with Sweden-based Luleå University of Technology’s... 


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Need for skills development
29th October 2021 By: Anna Moross

The need for the development of skills and further education in the road industry is imperative, says South African Road Federation (SARF) operations director Basil Jonsson.  


Supplier hedge against volatile market
29th October 2021 By: Darren Parker

A significant portion of steel supplier Tradecore Steel’s business stems from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, although the company does business in Kenya and Ghana as... 


Range for maintenance extended to Zambia
22nd October 2021

Industrial products provider BMG has extended its integrated engineering solutions services in Zambia to include the supply and support of a comprehensive range of personal protection equipment... 


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