The RSA wire industry has been accepted as a reliable supplier exporting wire and wire related articles to 54 countries in the world for more than 27 years. It has been exhibiting at the bi-annual Wire and Tube show in Dusseldorf, Germany for the last 8 years and Exports have increased by more than 38% in this time.
It is regarded as a supplier of quality product based on the technical and metallurgical capabilities of the primary steel producers of which one is an integrated steel plant and the other 2 are advanced mini mills with significant DRI capacity. South Africa is a prime investment opportunity for investment in both carbon and stainless steel production. In carbon steel the opportunity arises from a utilization of existing capacity of more than 85%. As for stainless steel the opportunity arises from the fact that there is no manufacturing of stainless steel long products in sub-Sahara Africa.
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