Scramble to avert steel plant closures

Department of trade, industry & competition in talks with ArcelorMittal SA and stakeholders to keep operations going

04 February 2024 - 00:00

By Dineo Faku

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition is pushing to increase steel exports to other African countries, and rooting out customs fraud on imported steel in a bid to avoid the closure of ArcelorMittal SA's long steel operations.

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