ArcelorMittal Responds, Says the Mini-Mill Dream Could Melt Down

ArcelorMittal responds, says the mini-mill dream could melt down

ArcelorMittal SA has contested a recent Daily Maverick article that it says turned the national debate into a brawl over mini-mills and scrap metal traders.

AMSA’s Longs Business to shut down by Sept. 2025, threatening 100,000 jobs

ArcelorMittal South Africa will close its Longs Business, citing unsustainable losses and policy failure, risking over 100,000 direct and indirect jobs.

ArcelorMittal South Africa says little progress made to avert plant closure

The closure of the plants, which supply rail, roads and bars to the construction, mining and manufacturing sectors and components for the automotive industry, has been deferred twice as the company and government sought to save the 3,500 jobs directly under threat.

Local steel industry squeeze: September deadline looms - KZN Industrial Business News

ARCELORMITTAL South Africa says it is navigating a highly complex set of circumstances, as the South African steel industry faces unprecedented global and local pressure. In a SENS update issued on 14 July, the company commented on the status of its longs Steel business and provided a business update for the six months ending 30 June this year. Longs Business According to ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), R1.68 billion funding provided by the I…