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Intervention needed to pull steel industry from the brink

ArcelorMittal SA expects to make a final decision by August on the closure of its long steel operation, which puts 3 500 jobs at risk

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South Africa’s largest steel maker has warned that without urgent government protection, it will be a matter of time before local production is no longer viable. (David Harrison/M&G)

Closure of steel operations a devastating blow, as 3500 jobs at risk

‘You cannot make conditions impossible to trade in and then be surprised when businesses fail’

  • Des Erasmus
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