Creamer Media’s Real Economy Year Book has been divided into separate reports under the banner: Midyear Brief (MYB), and investigates key developments in the automotive; agriculture; construction; energy; hydrogen; roads, rail and ports; steel; water; manufacturing; pumps; coal; gold; iron-ore and platinum group metal sectors.
This brief is a summary of sources of information published on the Engineering News and Mining Weekly websites, as well as of information available in the public domain.
The Steel MYB is a three-page synopsis of key developments in South Africa’s steel sector over the past 12 months, which finds itself under great pressure, owing to a prolonged period of economic decline, among other concerns.
This brief does not purport to provide an analysis of market trends.