The steel industry has been a troubled one in South Africa, and government seems worried that despite many attempts to secure a supply of cut-price steel for SA manufacturing, our steel customers are still paying too much. One solution to this, which has been mulled over for more than a decade, is to bring a new steel mill to SA.
ZA Confidential looks at the issue today with IDC Divisional Executive responsible for Mining and Manufacturing, Abel Malinga, and with Duane Newman from Cova Advisory.
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