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Ferritic Stainless Steel’s Role in unlocking Sustainable Growth
Worldstainless regularly convenes its members to deliberate crucial aspects of stainless steel’s correct and sustainable utilisation. Subcommittees, including Sustainability, Market Development, and Safety, facilitate in-depth discussions. The recent second-semester meeting conducted online from Brussels in October 2023, featured a presentation from Sassda and focused on insights on stainless steel sustainability in Southern Africa…
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Issue 3– 2023
Setting the Stage: Sassda’s Vision for Sustainable Growth
Speaking at the recent Worldstainless webinar Sassda Executive Director Michel Basson elaborated that Sassda serves as a crucial platform for its members, collectively dedicated to promoting sustainable growth and development within the industry. The primary focus is on the conversion of stainless steel within the South African economy. Sassda’s strategic approach revolves around creating local demand through localisation, subsequently evolving these products and capacities into export-worthy commodities. However, the emphasis is on meaningful localisation, ensuring competitiveness in terms of both price and quality on a global scale. The stainless steel market in South Africa finds its major consumers in the automotive, agri-processing, food and beverage, architectural, and general engineering sectors. Initiatives to localise production, such as beer kegs,
