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South Africa’s steel industry is on its knees after Numsa strike

10 October 2021

Shop floors at steel factories across the country were abandoned by 100,000 workers last week. The beleaguered steel industry has warned of a ‘jobs massacre’ if the Numsa strike continues.

Macsteel Settles Safeguard Action - Interview with Mike Benfield

25 June 2021

Macsteel, one of South Africa’s largest steel manufacturers, merchandisers and distributors has agreed to a settlement with the Minister of Department of Trade, Industry & Competition to eliminate the future extension of the safeguard duty on hot-rolled steel for at least the next two year...

Steel duties deal to boost competitiveness of local steel sector

24 June 2021

MACSTEEL, South Africa’s biggest steel merchant, said yesterday that it had reached an agreement with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) that would boost the competitiveness of the local steel sector.

Macsteel settles safeguard duties case with DTIC and secures two-year reprieve

23 June 2021

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) and Macsteel have reached a legal settlement in a case brought by the steel merchant after government extended the implementation of safeguard duties on hot-rolled coil (HRC) imports in August last year.

Steel merchant confident of ‘unlawful’ steel import duties court case win

09 June 2021

Macsteel CEO, Mike Benfield is bullish about the company’s prospects of success in its court bid to overturn government’s “unlawful” safeguard extension of steel import duties that it claims are crippling the ailing downstream market.

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