Arcelormittal South Africa
latest news & developmentsTrade commission protects legacy steel giant from competitive imports
An outdated iron ore beneficiation value chain is holding back South Africa’s industrialisation, even as government imposes tariffs mainly affecting China to shield ArcelorMittal…
Newcastle reels as ArcelorMittal SA’s steel factory closure looms
Thousands of jobs are on the line, and the ripple effects are expected to devastate livelihoods, businesses and the town’s broader economy
Hydrogen technology ‘key to sustainable steel industry’, analysis of ArcelorMittal’s roadmap finds
A groundbreaking policy brief looks at what ArcelorMittal’s decarbonisation roadmap means for communities and the environment
Strain on smaller businesses now affecting larger enterprises
Urgent relief is needed to stop the spread of financial ruin to bigger firms and avoid economic sector turmoil
ArcelorMittal and the story of SA’s deindustrialisation
The steelmaker’s privatisation was the death knell for the country’s manufacturing industry This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account…
Treasury grants Transnet R47 billion support package
R22.8 billion will be used to tackle urgent liquidity matters, such as settling maturity debt
Creecy taken to court for allowing excess hydrogen sulphide pollution in the Vaal
Environmental groups argue that Steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa is emitting the toxic gas at levels in excess of those prohibited
Numsa, ArcelorMittal sign wage agreement
The three-year agreement runs from 1 April to 31 March 2026
State will be out of the telecoms industry if the MTN, Telkom transaction succeeds
The notion of governments owning and fiddling in telecoms is outdated and unnecessary, according to communications experts
Steel strike: Workers struck while the iron was hot
After almost three weeks, labour and employers have reached a deal — setting the steel industry back on its path to recovery
ArcelorMittal is ‘slowly becoming a burial site’
After the deaths of three employees who got trapped in a control room, workers allege that management frequently coerces them to bypass health and safety procedures
ArcelorMittal plans to retrench 2 500 workers
Africa’s largest steel producer announced in June it would begin the section 189 process after its initial cost-cutting measures were inadequate to insulate it from a weak…
Hopefield: Brutal police vs brutalised citizens
The small town’s residents, who say they’ve been terrorised by rogue police officers for years, were unsurprised when Reginald Linnerd was found beaten to death in a holding cell
ArcelorMittal charged with breaking environment laws
There are three charges against the company. Two from 2013 and one from 2016
JSE appoints Nyembezi-Heita as new chair
ArcelorMittal boss Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita will replace Humphrey Borkum in 2014, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange has said.