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Fastener innovations aid efficiency, reliability
11th July 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Transitioning to the adoption of increasingly innovative technology is facilitating access to modern, high-performance fasteners for numerous industrial applications. Industrial products and... 


Innovating stainless steel solutions across industries in South Africa
11th July 2025

Founded in 2010 with a strong vision to be a reliable, technically capable, and customer-focused supplier of stainless steel fasteners in South Africa, Fastenright has become a trusted partner... 


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Transparency needed
11th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s recent trade policy interventions have been nowhere near as attention grabbing as President Donald Trump’s April 2 Rose Garden performance that included a giant cardboard chart... 


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Hybar solar and energy storage project, US
11th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Newly formed Green & Clean Power plans to build a behind-the-meter solar installation and a battery energy storage system to initially power its sister company, Hybar. 


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Venetia Underground Project, South Africa – update
11th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project is undergoing a rescoping process to optimise capital deployment and production schedules. 


Stats SA industry statistics director Nicolai Claassen
Manufacturing production increased by 0.5% y/y in May – Stats SA
10th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

After six consecutive months of year-on-year declines, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported that manufacturing output turned positive in May, increasing by 0.5% year-on-year. Stats SA... 


Lhyfe completes first hydrogen combustion tests, delivers green hydrogen to Spain
Lhyfe completes first hydrogen combustion tests, delivers green hydrogen to Spain
10th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

French hydrogen producer Lhyfe has successfully completed its first industrial combustion tests using green hydrogen to replace natural gas, marking a key step toward decarbonising hard-to-abate... 


Trump says 50% tariff on copper imports to take effect Aug 1
Trump says 50% tariff on copper imports to take effect Aug 1
10th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump said the US would begin levying a 50% tariff on copper imports from August 1, confirming a move that will batter producers of everything from automobiles to homes and... 


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Africa sees best trade growth in developing world during the first half of this year
9th July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Africa was the only region in the developing world to register growth in trade during the first half of this year (1H25), UN Trade & Development (much better known by its abbreviation, Unctad) has... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump to host African leaders offering major mining ventures
9th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump is scheduled this week to meet the leaders of five African nations that will potentially offer American businesses opportunities in critical minerals and other natural... 


Australian PM Anthony Albanese
Australia’s Albanese heads to China as Trump stresses alliance
8th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to travel to China from this weekend, seeking to strengthen ties with his country’s largest trading partner while its top security ally US aims to... 


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Banks plough billions into coal ‘as if Glasgow never happened’
8th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Global banks channeled more than $385-billion to the coal power industry over the past three years, with annual flows increasing last year from 2023, according to analysis by a group of nonprofits.... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Donald Trump talk during what was a hostile Oval Office meeting on May 21
South Africa will continue to pursue trade deal with US despite Trump’s letter confirming 30% tariff
8th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will continue with its diplomatic efforts towards a more balanced and mutually beneficial trade relationship with the US after having received a letter... 


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TNPA unveils new multi-purpose vessel
7th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) on July 7 unveiled a R120-million new locally built multi-purpose vessel, which the entity says is a crucial addition to its marine fleet at the Port of... 


Canada could financially back aluminum producers if 50% US tariffs persist, trade group says
Canada could financially back aluminum producers if 50% US tariffs persist, trade group says
7th July 2025 By: Reuters

Canada has discussed offering financial support to large aluminum producers like Rio Tinto impacted by a US-led trade war, in the event that Washington's 50% tariff on imports of the metal persist... 


Iron-ore loaded onto a ship
Iron-ore gets second weekly boost on hopes of supply-side reform
4th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Iron-ore headed toward the highest close since May as China’s renewed focus on supply-side reform lifted expectations for the country’s steel market. Futures of the steel-making ingredient were on... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau
South Africa reaffirms ‘butterfly’ export strategy amid rising global trade tensions
4th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has reaffirmed South Africa’s ‘Butterfly Strategy’ for trade and exports, amid ongoing uncertainty over the future of trade relations with the US... 


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Steel tanks aid safe storage
4th July 2025

Water security continues to emerge as a critical concern for both municipalities and industries, as countries across Southern Africa face persistent water outages, supply disruptions and... 


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Reliability, cost-effectiveness are priorities for manufacturer
4th July 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Supplying reliable and cost-effective pumping solutions for heavy, abrasive slurry applications in the mining industry of South Africa and wider Africa is integral to submersible slurry pump... 


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Early phase of pipeline upgrade progressing
4th July 2025

The eThekwini municipality is spending R1.2-billion to replace a 24-km pipeline that is more than 70 years old and has exceeded its 50-year design life. KwaZulu-Natal Department of Water and... 


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On-site gas generation provides direct control
4th July 2025 By: Lynne Davies

As global logistics and energy markets become more volatile, oxygen equipment supplier O2Africa offers locally manufactured, on-site gas generation systems that enable steel manufacturers to have... 


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Association futureproofs artisanal careers
4th July 2025 By: Lynne Davies

In direct response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for future-proofed skills and increased artisan production through technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges, the Steel... 


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Heavy-duty cable carrier systems boost reliability
4th July 2025

Industrial equipment supplier BMG now supplies and supports the full range of Tsubaki chain, power transmission and motion controls, including the Kabelschlepp cable carriers, which have been... 


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Strategic partnerships strengthen steel industry
4th July 2025 By: Lynne Davies

Strategic partnerships between steel fabricators and hot dip galvanizers provide invaluable opportunities to improve efficiencies and quality control, states industry trade association, Hot Dip... 


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Mill modernisation completed
4th July 2025

Industrial plant construction specialist SMS Group has successfully completed an automation system upgrade for the 5-m heavy plate mill at steel manufacturer Jingye Steel in Yingkou, Liaoning... 


The above image depicts all four high-reduction mill stands were installed on site at Zhongshou Special Steel
Company advances green steel through zero-carbon tech
4th July 2025

Following project milestones in both China and Germany, engineering and plant construction company Primetals Technologies underscores its role in enabling “energy-efficient, high-performance and... 


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Hydrogen-based ironmaking plant, Austria
4th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Primetals Technologies, Mitsubishi Corporation, Rio Tinto and voestalpine propose to implement and operate an industrial-scale prototype plant featuring a new process for potential net-zero CO2... 


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Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms, German
4th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

European energy company Vattenfall is building the Nordlicht wind cluster, which will have a net capacity of more than 1.6 GW.  


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Rooppur nuclear power plant, Bangladesh – update
4th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The tests for tightness and strength of the containment building at the nuclear power plant have been successfully conducted. 


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Pumps meet East African demand
3rd July 2025

Pumps meet East African demand In a move to expand its regional stockholding and infrastructure, Integrated Pump Technology 


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Vale cuts forecast for iron-ore agglomerates output amid market weakness
2nd July 2025 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale on Wednesday lowered its forecast for iron ore agglomerates production in 2025, as the pellet market struggles with oversupply concerns and reduced demand for high-quality... 


A South African chrome mine
Minerals Council supports beneficiation, opposes lack of engagement
2nd July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa is fully supportive of adding value to South Africa’s minerals but the process to create an environment conducive to beneficiation must include all stakeholders to... 


Fluorite ore
CleanTech secures fluorspar tenements in Kentucky
2nd July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corporation has entered into a binding option to purchase agreement with an arms-length private party to acquire the mineral rights to the Campbell, Crotser... 


scrap metal
If export taxes, PPS are relaxed, domestic scrap metal resources will fail to meet demand, Coega Steels director says
2nd July 2025 By: Darren Parker

South Africa’s ferrous scrap metal resources may fail to meet domestic demand should either the export tax thereon or provisions of the Price Preference System (PPS) be relaxed, electric... 


The flags of the US and China
Beijing braces for US trade deals that seek to shut out China
2nd July 2025 By: Bloomberg

The trade truce between Washington and Beijing may be holding for now, but China is increasingly wary about what’s happening elsewhere: US efforts to forge deals that could isolate Chinese firms... 


Itac imposes 52.34% duty on corrosion-resistant steel coil, raises transformer core customs duty
1st July 2025 By: Darren Parker

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has requested the South African Revenue Service (Sars) to impose a provisional safeguard duty of 52.34% of the value of... 


South Africa’s Manufacturing Sector: Driving Growth Through Key Industries
South Africa’s Manufacturing Sector: Driving Growth Through Key Industries
1st July 2025

South Africa’s manufacturing sector remains a cornerstone of the nation’s economic growth and industrialisation ambitions, contributing approximately 13 % to GDP and employing over 1.6 million... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau
South Africa reiterates call for extension of 90-day reciprocal tariff pause while US finalises trade matters ‘template’ for Africa
1st July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The South African government has confirmed that it has reiterated its request for an extension of a prevailing 90-day pause on the imposition of reciprocal tariffs of 31% on South African exports... 


Coal used to make steel gets break in Trump's tax bill
Coal used to make steel gets break in Trump's tax bill
1st July 2025 By: Reuters

Coal used to make steel got a break in the latest version of President Donald Trump's tax bill, a subsidy that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars over 10 years for a fuel that is mostly... 


IIW opens WeldArt World Championship to spotlight the creative side of welding
30th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

International organisation the International Institute of Welding (IIW) has launched the first-ever WeldArt World Championship, placing a spotlight on the creative side of welding aimed at... 


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Babcock, Volvo showcase new gen machines to Southern African market
30th June 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Engineering and plant services provider Babcock and machine industry company Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) on June 26 launched the new generation of Volvo articulated haulers and excavators to... 


coal on a conveyor
Exxaro warns of coal production, sales decline amid rail disruptions, weak export demand
30th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Exxaro Resources has warned that its coal production, including buy-ins, and sales volumes for the first half of this year are projected to decline by 6% and 7% respectively, primarily... 


Seifsa incoming CEO Tafadzwa Chibanguza
Seifsa designates Chibanguza to take over as CEO
30th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has appointed Tafadzwa Chibanguza CEO designate, effective July 1. Having held the COO position at the organisation since... 


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