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and increased living costs, contributing to a visible decline in apparent consumption during 2022. The South African Reserve Bank has identified this as a huge future risk that could result in social unrest, straining socio-economic stability.

“But we need to be optimistic about the future, and this is possibly the time to rethink what we do and how we do it. The energy issue might be an opportunity to make the industry more energy efficient and less energy dependent,” says Basson.

Enhanced access

Against the backdrop of these challenges, Sassda’s focus has been on adapting its processes by providing enhanced tools to facilitate easier access to its members’ stainless steel products, together with the expansion of the association’s education and training programmes. This training includes several CPD accredited presentations that can also be customised.

Sassda also offers a broad range of tools for every level; those relevant to government, partners, the broader industry, and even to non-technical consumers. These tools provide technical advice and guidance.

Basson concluded; “Despite challenges facing the industry, Sassda is optimistic about the future of the South African stainless steel sector, and based this optimism on our industry’s cohesive ‘strength in numbers’. With these collaborative efforts and the resilient nature of our industry, we remain a strong global competitor in 2023.”

Email michel@sassda.co.za to find out more.