Stainless Steel Digital Magazine!
The latest edition of the Sassda Stainless Steel magazine is here and it’s packed with sharp analysis and sector-shaping updates. In the latest issue we explore whether stainless steel can rise to meet mounting economic and policy challenges, and how the automotive industry may be steering the sector forward.
Highlights include:
- Tariffs, Trade & Tenacity - Sassda’s stance on import dynamics and local industry protection.
- State of the Stainless Nation - Energy, policy, and market headwinds dissected.
- Auto Sector Spotlight - Stainless steel’s high-stakes role in SA’s vehicle manufacturing future.
- North Africa’s Surge - Morocco and Algeria driving regional stainless demand.
LATEST NEWS
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Sassda spearheads Stainless Steel Master Plan as sector roadmap to 2030
The Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) has announced the launch of a new Stainless Steel Master Plan (SSMP), a national collaborative initiative that will chart the course for the local stainless steel sector’s growth, competitiveness, and sustainability to 2030.
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Sassda Members Push Back Against Blanket Tariffs, Call for Fair Trade Approach
The Southern African Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) has raised concern over new trade headwinds following the United States imposition of an average 30% tariff on South African stainless steel exports. The issue was the focal point of Sassda’s latest 60 Minutes with Stainless webinar, which featured renowned economist Dawie Roodt as the keynote speaker.
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Fair Trade or Foul Play? The Taxing Truth About Trade Tariffs
Based on a large number of enquiries and understandable concern from our members, Sassda Executive Director Michel Basson unpacks the impact of tariffs and trade barriers on South Africa’s stainless steel value chain.
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Sassda calls for Urgent Action to Reindustralise South Africa's Economy
The Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) is calling for urgent action to protect and grow the country's stainless steel industry, which is facing severe challenges due to increasing imports of finished stainless steel goods and declining local manufacturing.
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2024 SASSDA & Columbus Stainless Awards celebrate Excellence in the South African Stainless Steel Industry
The 2024 Sassda & Columbus Stainless Awards Gala Dinner was held on the 19 September 2024, marking a significant showcase of innovation, sustainability, and excellence within South Africa’s stainless steel sector. Attended by 200 industry professionals, including manufacturers, suppliers, fabricators and designers, the event heralded the return of these prestigious awards after a five year hiatus.
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Stainless Steel sector fights for right to supply Local Parastatal Projects
The use of local stainless steel is crucial to driving demand and the subsequent benefication of this highly prized metal, but work needs to be done to cement the correct specifications of South African stainless steel components in key strategic projects, states the Southern African Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda).
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Sassda questions why SA stainless steel not first choice for local projects
Creating increased demand for South African stainless steel within key sectors such as mining, automotive and food and beverage is a key area of focus for the Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) in 2023. This was the view of Sassda Executive Director Michel Basson in a recent webinar on the ‘State of the Stainless Steel Nation’ where he provided a comprehensive local and global overview of the sector.
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Could Nickel price volatility herald a new era in Stainless Steel Innovation?
One of the key components of stainless steel is nickel, which has recently felt the severe knock-on effects of the war in Ukraine. This is because Russia is the world's third-largest producer of nickel - a key ingredient in stainless steel and a major component in lithium-ion batteries
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Women's Economic Assembly Launch - 06 October 2021
Stainless Hotspots for Growth
As part of the latest phase of the Steel Master Plan development, the Department of Trade Industry & Competition is investigating proposals from industry including ourselves regarding initiatives to kick start industry. Sassda has therefore supplied proposals around the gas field developments in Mozambique and increased domestic LPG/LNG gas use in South Africa as well as import replacements and the rejuvenation of the local hollowware sector.
Economic Policy Dialogue African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA)
Sassda recently attended the dti’s Economic Policy Dialogue on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which aims at providing a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of people and investments. Its goal is to boost Intra-Africa trade from an existing level of about 13% to 25% or more over the next decade, thus contributing to economic growth and attracting investments from both within Africa and the world.
Lets’s Talk about Tariffs…
When it comes to the minefield of trade tariffs, Sassda is not a policy creator or implementer but rather acts as an invaluable facilitator based on its strong relationships with the relevant government bodies, to ensure all our members’ interests are equitably represented in an independent and objective manner. Tariffs expert and Sassda Market Intelligence Specialist Lesley Squires explains how this complex relationship works.
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