Dublin, Sept. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Manufacture and Wholesale of Basic Iron and Steel in South Africa 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Manufacture and Wholesale of Basic Iron and Steel:

South Africa was the world's 25th-largest crude steel producer in 2018, with output of 6.3 million tons (Mt). South Africa exported 2.7Mt of semi-finished and finished steel products worth US$2.4bn. The country produced 5.4Mt of iron and exported 662.4 kilotons (kt) of iron worth US$245.2m. The volume of basic iron and steel products produced increased by 1.6% between in the year to March 2019, while the sales value of these products at current prices rose by 9.0% over the same period. High production costs, the inconsistent supply of electricity, and poor domestic demand continue to have a significant impact on the performance of local manufacturers and wholesalers of basic iron and steel.

Industry Under Threat:

The local steel sector has been in decline since 2008/9, with pricing, margins and profitability being negatively affected by surplus, the large number of competitors, weak demand, and imports of cheap steel. Demand from the important steel-consuming construction sector has decreased as fewer projects are being undertaken by the private and public sectors. Consumption by the mining sector has also declined. The stainless steel industry is affected by cheaper imports from China, high labour costs, and increasing electricity prices. A proposed US$10bn metallurgical complex in the Musina Makhado special economic zone is expected to have significant repercussions for the local industry.

Report Coverage:

This report on the Manufacture and Wholesale of Basic Iron and Steel includes comprehensive information and statistics on the size and state of the sector, production and exports and the factors that influence the sector in South Africa, on the continent and globally. There are profiles of 46 companies including the four largest primary steel producers, ArcelorMittal South Africa, Cape Gate, Columbus Stainless and Scaw Metals. Other profiles include Coega Steels, which is doubling plant capacity, and Allied Steelrode, which commissioned a second stretcher leveller in response to increasing demand for stretched and flattened steel.

Key Topics Covered:

1. INTRODUCTION

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY
2.1. Industry Value Chain
2.2. Geographic Position

3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY

4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
4.1. Local
4.1.1. Trade
4.1.2. Corporate Actions
4.1.3. Regulations
4.1.4. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development
4.2. Continental
4.3. International

5. INFLUENCING FACTORS
5.1. Economic Environment
5.2. Rising Input Costs
5.3. Inconsistent Supply of and Increasing Cost of Electricity
5.4. Environmental Concerns & Carbon Tax
5.5. Government Support
5.6. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation
5.7. Labour

6. COMPETITION
6.1. Barriers to Entry

7. SWOT ANALYSIS

8. OUTLOOK

9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

10. REFERENCES
10.1. Publications
10.2. Websites

COMPANY PROFILES

• Macsteel Service Centres SA (Pty) Ltd
• Meshco (Pty) Ltd
• Capital Africa Steel (Pty) Ltd
• Aveng Ltd
• Consolidated Steel Industries (Pty) Ltd
• Aeroton Steel (Pty) Ltd
• Sandvik (Pty) Ltd
• Mazor Group Ltd
• A Holman Trading Company (Pty) Ltd
• Industrial Metal Profiling CC
• Stewarts and Lloyds Holdings (Pty) Ltd
• Clotan Steel (Pty) Ltd
• Barnes Reinforcing Industries (Pty) Ltd
• Allied Steelrode (Pty) Ltd
• Pro Roof Steel and Tube (Pty) Ltd
• Jaguar Metals (Pty) Ltd
• N J R Steel Holdings (Pty) Ltd
• Argent Industrial Ltd
• Robor (Pty) Ltd
• Columbus Stainless (Pty) Ltd
• Andrew Mentis (Pty) Ltd
• ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd
• Cape Gate (Pty) Ltd
• Fischer South Africa Facilities (Pty) Ltd
• Garsin Engineering CC
• Scaw South Africa (Pty) Ltd
• Cap Star Steel (Pty) Ltd
• BSi Steel (Pty) Ltd
• Hudaco Trading (Pty) Ltd
• Macdonald Steel SA (Pty) Ltd
• Augusta Steel (Pty) Ltd
• Coega Steels (Pty) Ltd
• Insimbi Industrial Holdings Ltd
• Hall Longmore Holdings (Pty) Ltd
• SA Metal Group (Pty) Ltd
• Bosal Afrika (Pty) Ltd
• EVRAZ Highveld Steel and Vanadium Ltd
• Neven Matthews (Pty) Ltd
• Barnes Tubing Industries (Pty) Ltd
• Iron Mineral Beneficiation Services (Pty) Ltd
• Africa Pipe Industries (Pty) Ltd
• Consolidated Wire Industries (Pty) Ltd
• Steeledale (Pty) Ltd
• Richards Bay Titanium (Pty) Ltd
• Tronox Mineral Sands (Pty) Ltd
• Unica Iron and Steel (Pty) Ltd

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