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Celebrate Sassda's 60th Anniversary with the return of the Sassda & Columbus Stainless Steel Awards, honoring stainless steel excellence.

The level of activity in the local stainless steel sector’s value chain has dwindled in the past decade, mainly owing to international competition, low steel prices and the slow growth of the local economy.

The ability of Sassda to boost entrepreneurial development in the African stainless steel market is clearly illustrated by the success of Zambian Inventor Arnold Nyendwa who as a result of his win at the 2018 Sassda Columbus Stainless Awards, is now poised to open his first production facility thanks to a R1.

The South African stainless steel industry is in an early developmental stage with regards to construction and cladding, despite many architectural projects having been completed over the past few decades, says South African Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) Western Cape regional manager Michel Basson.

John Rowe, Secretary-General of the International Stainless Steel Forum was given the Life Time Achievement Award for service to Sassda, Columbus Stainless and the global stainless steel industry.

The winners of the 2018 Sassda Columbus Stainless Awards have been announced at a glittering banquet in Johannesburg, South Africa, with 189 entries from 53 companies resulting in a stellar list of more than 60 finalists.

South Africa’s R15-billion stainless steel industry has felt the strain of a contraction in its apparent consumption figures in the last two years, caused by a flood of Asian imports mainly from China, a drop in exports of finished products and the resultant huge decrease in the conversion of primary to finished products.

A sassda facilitated visit by one of its members, Kenyan-based stainless steel fabricator Desbro Engineering to a number of South African counterparts has resulted in a training partnership between the South African Institute of Welding (SAIW) as part of a joint initiative to boost the skills base within the Kenyan stainless steel sector.

Strategic trips by the Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (sassda) to Tanzania, Senegal and Mozambique as part of the dti’s Export Marketing and Investment Assistance Scheme (EMIA) have yielded a number of exciting, ‘new market’ opportunities for local companies wishing to ramp up their returns on existing or potential African investments.

The Steloy Foundry Group has joined a select group of industry role players in sponsoring the 2004 Stainless Steel Awards.