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magazine stainless steel nov 2010
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November 2010
STEEL STUDIOINTERNATIONAL
This South African company is leading the balustrade industry with its spectacular designs
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THE
ARC
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REIS
SUE
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sage
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hakg
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From
the
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nica
l Des
k
Sa
ssda
and
Ken
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nsw
er y
our t
echn
ical
que
stion
s
28
Indu
stry
New
s
N
ews
and
even
ts fro
m c
ompa
nies
in th
e in
dustr
y
31
Sass
da N
ews
New
s an
d ev
ents
from
the
asso
ciat
ion
32
Pers
onal
ity P
rofil
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Sas
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steel
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inle
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pplie
rs o
f top
-cla
ss p
olish
ed tu
be a
nd ro
und
bar
14
Stee
lStu
dio
The
expe
rts in
han
drai
ls an
d ba
lustr
ades
18
Met
so
KZ
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bric
ator
s sh
ow o
ff th
eir i
nter
natio
nal s
kill
23
Air
Liqui
de
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to s
uppl
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man
agem
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stre
ngth
and
aes
thet
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are
only
som
e of
the
reas
ons
why
arc
hite
cts
love
sta
inle
ss s
teel
Sola
rTh
e go
vern
men
ts p
ropo
sed
sola
r par
k ho
lds
huge
opp
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nitie
s fo
r SA
man
ufac
ture
rs
Ferr
o A
lloys
New
ferro
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me
smel
ters
are
on
the
card
s fo
r SA
, say
allo
ys e
xper
ts
Wel
ding
Wel
ding
sta
lwar
t rec
ogni
sed
at th
is ye
ars
Sout
hern
Afri
can
Wel
ding
Ass
ocia
tion
awar
ds
Sass
da B
oard
Sas
sda
appo
ints
its n
ew m
ain
com
mitt
ee a
nd
exec
utiv
e bo
ard
mem
bers
Fina
ncia
ls U
npac
king
the
histo
ry b
ehin
d Sa
ssda
s sta
inle
ss s
teel
levy
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e ut
ility
ferri
tic h
as p
rove
n its
elf a
s th
e m
ost h
ard
wea
ring
stain
less
ste
el
The
IDC
pro
vid
es fi
na
nce
for
ind
ust
ria
l an
d e
nte
rpri
se d
evel
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dis
cuss
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din
g o
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etin
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om
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ations
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el
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DA
(727
732)
Fax:
086
639
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e-m
ail:
info
@sa
ssda
.co.
zaw
ww
.sas
sda.
co.z
a
Stai
nles
sSt
eel i
s pu
blis
hed
ever
y ei
ght w
eeks
and
is d
istri
bute
dto
sto
ckis
ts, d
istri
buto
rs, f
abric
ator
s, s
peci
fiers
, con
sulti
ngen
gine
ers,
arc
hite
cts,
min
ing,
pet
roch
emic
al a
nd c
hem
ical
indu
strie
s, fo
od b
ever
age
and
phar
mac
eutic
al in
dust
ries,
cons
umer
out
lets
, end
-use
rs, e
duca
tiona
l ins
titut
es a
ndpr
ovin
cial
and
gov
ernm
ent d
epar
tmen
ts. M
aver
ick
Mar
ketin
gm
akes
eve
ry e
ffort
to e
nsur
e th
e ac
cura
cy o
f the
con
tent
s of
its
publ
icat
ions
, but
no
war
rant
y is
mad
e as
to s
uch
accu
racy
, and
no r
espo
nsib
ility
will
be
born
e by
the
publ
ishe
r or
Sass
da fo
r th
eco
nseq
uenc
es o
f any
act
ions
bas
ed o
n in
form
atio
n so
pub
lishe
d.A
ll op
inio
ns, v
iew
s an
d ex
pres
sion
s co
ntai
ned
in th
is p
ublic
atio
nar
e no
t nec
essa
rily
thos
e of
the
man
agem
ent o
f Sas
sda.
The
cont
ents
of t
his
publ
icat
ion
enjo
y po
sitiv
e pr
otec
tion
unde
rth
eC
opyr
ight
Act
and
ther
efor
e co
pyrig
ht th
ereo
f is
expr
essly
rese
rved
. Any
cop
ying
,pub
licat
ion
and
dist
ribut
ion
of p
art o
rw
hole
of t
he p
ublic
atio
n is
pro
hibi
ted
unle
ss c
onse
nt is
gra
nted
bySa
ssda
.
Iam ple
ased
to in
trodu
ce m
ysel
f to
you
as t
he n
ewly
app
oint
ed e
x-ec
utiv
e di
rect
or o
f Sas
sda.
I ta
ke t
his
oppo
rtuni
ty t
o ex
-te
nd m
y sin
cere
gra
titud
e to
the
Sass
da b
oard
for a
fford
ing
me
the
priv
ilege
of l
eadi
ng S
assd
a. To
get
to k
now
the
boar
d be
tter,
see
our
profi
le o
n th
e ne
wly
ele
cted
mem
-be
rs o
n pa
ge 2
8.It
was
a g
reat
priv
ilege
to
mee
t som
e of
the
mem
bers
of
the
asso
ciat
ion
at t
he S
assd
a A
nnua
lG
ener
al M
eetin
g he
ld o
n th
e 30
thSe
ptem
ber.
I am
fille
d w
ith e
xpec
-ta
tion,
but
also
acu
tely
aw
are
and
ther
efor
e fu
lly c
onsc
ious
of
the
re-
spon
sibili
ties
I ass
ume
from
the
1st O
ctob
er 2
010.
As
the
asso
ciat
ion,
we
will
striv
e to
vig
orou
sly m
aint
ain
and
incr
ease
con
tact
with
cur
rent
and
pot
entia
l mem
bers
and
toup
date
all
stake
hold
ers
on th
e ac
tiviti
es o
f Sas
sda.
We
have
al-
read
y re
vita
lised
sec
tor m
eetin
gs a
nd lo
ok fo
rwar
d to
incr
ease
dpa
rtici
patio
n fro
m o
ur m
embe
r ba
se.
We
aim
to
prom
ote
the
bene
fits
of b
eing
a S
assd
a m
embe
r so
that
col
lect
ivel
y w
e ca
nlo
bby
the
indu
stry
to g
row
th a
nd u
ltim
ate
succ
ess.
Pers
onal
ly, I
wish
to a
ddre
ss th
e ch
alle
nges
of t
he in
dus-
try p
erta
inin
g to
exi
sting
trad
e ba
rrier
s an
d un
pack
ing
the
valu
ech
ain
of o
ur in
dustr
y to
ens
ure
a fu
ll as
sess
men
t of t
he a
ctua
l and
pote
ntia
l val
ue o
f our
indu
stry
to o
ur c
ount
ry.
Its im
porta
nt to
leve
rage
off
best
prac
tices
of i
ndus
try
peer
s an
d be
nchm
ark
ours
elve
s ag
ains
t rel
evan
t org
anisa
tions
to e
nsur
e co
nstru
ctiv
e an
d in
nova
tive
deve
lopm
ent
with
in t
he
asso
ciat
ion.
I lo
ok f
orw
ard
to m
akin
g a
real
diff
eren
ce h
ere
and
affir
min
g Sa
ssda
s ro
le i
n th
e su
stain
able
gro
wth
and
dev
elop
-m
ent o
f the
indu
stry.
Seth
ak
gi J
Kgom
oSa
ssda E
xec
utive
Dir
ecto
r
Sout
hern
Afr
ica
stai
nles
s ste
el d
evel
opm
ent a
ssoc
iatio
n
MA
KE S
URE
ITS
STA
INLE
SS
TTW 13535
Imag
ine i
f anc
ient
arch
itect
s and
bu
ilder
s had
use
d st
ainl
ess s
teel
For
mo
re i
nfo
rmat
ion
on
th
e St
ain
less
Ste
el a
wa
rds
visi
t w
ww
. sas
sda.
co.z
a
If a
nci
en
t a
rch
ite
cts
an
d b
uil
de
rs h
ad
use
d s
tain
less
ste
el
the
ir c
rea
tio
ns
wo
uld
sti
ll b
e i
n u
se t
od
ay
Th
e u
se o
f st
ain
less
ste
el
in t
he
Arc
hit
ect
ura
l, B
uil
din
g a
nd
Co
nst
ruct
ion
Se
cto
r is
rap
idly
in
cre
asin
g d
ue
to
th
e
mat
eri
als
p
rop
ert
ies
- ae
sth
eti
cs,
du
rab
ilit
y,
corr
osi
on
re
sist
ance
, e
ase
o
f m
ain
ten
ance
, fi
re
resi
stan
ce a
nd
it
s e
co-f
rie
nd
lin
ess
.
If a
pp
rop
riat
e g
rad
es
and
fin
ish
es
of
stai
nle
ss s
tee
l ar
e s
ele
cte
d,
the
re s
ho
uld
be
no
ne
ed
to
re
pla
ce
stai
nle
ss s
tee
l, e
ven
if a
bu
ild
ing
s li
fe s
pan
s th
ou
san
ds
of
year
s. W
he
n t
ota
l lif
e c
ycle
co
sts
are
co
nsi
de
red
, st
ain
less
ste
el
is o
fte
n t
he
le
ast
exp
en
sive
mat
eri
al o
pti
on
ava
ilab
le f
or
arch
ite
cts,
de
sig
ne
rs a
nd
qu
anti
ty
surv
eyo
rs. I
t is
use
d, n
ot
on
ly a
s a
stru
ctu
ral
mat
eri
al, b
ut
also
fo
r cl
add
ing
, bal
ust
rad
ing
an
d a
ll s
ort
s o
f in
teri
or
app
lica
tio
ns.
Ma
ke
su
re i
t la
sts
fore
ve
r. M
ak
e s
ure
it
s st
ain
less
ste
el.
Nov
embe
r 201
05
Sinc
e its
inv
entio
n in
the
192
0s,
stain
-le
ss s
teel
has
bee
n us
ed fo
r stru
ctur
al p
ur-
pose
s bo
th la
rge
and
smal
l. Its
ext
ensiv
e us
e is
appa
rent
in
som
e of
the
wor
lds
mos
t ico
nic
build
ings
and
it is
bec
omin
g in
crea
singl
y sig
nific
ant
in t
oday
s bu
ilt
envi
ronm
ent.
So w
hat i
s it
abou
t sta
inle
ss
steel
that
mak
es it
as e
ndea
ring
now
as i
t w
as a
lmos
t a h
undr
ed y
ears
ago
?In
a
nutsh
ell,
stain
less
ste
el
prov
ides
str
uctu
ral
engi
neer
s w
ith
the
stren
gth,
du
rabi
lity
and
fire
resis
tanc
e th
at c
anno
t be
mat
ched
by
othe
r co
m-
mon
bui
ldin
g m
ater
ials.
For
civi
l en
gine
ers,
the
pro
duct
ha
s a
grea
ter
capa
city
to
wor
k un
der
stres
s. It
offe
rs b
uild
ing
owne
rs a
long
life
cy
cle
that
ens
ures
the
struc
ture
requ
ires
lit-tle
mai
nten
ance
but
kee
ps i
ts vi
sual
ap-
peal
for
as lo
ng a
s it
rem
ains
ere
ct a
nd
for a
rchi
tect
s, it
s an
aes
thet
ical
ly p
leas
ing
prod
uct t
hat o
nly
gets
bette
r ove
r tim
e an
d ev
en if
com
plet
ely
negl
ecte
d, c
an e
asily
be
resto
red
to it
s or
igin
al a
ppea
ranc
e.Its
th
ese
broa
dly
appe
alin
g ch
arac
teris
tics
that
mak
e sta
inle
ss s
teel
a
com
mon
cho
ice
for c
onstr
uctio
n pr
ojec
ts an
d its
usu
ally
the
one
mat
eria
l tha
t par
-tie
s in
volve
d in
a p
roje
ct c
an a
gree
to
wor
k w
ith.
All
arch
itect
s lo
ve s
tain
less
ste
el,
say
s Jo
hann
esbu
rg b
ased
arc
hi-
tect
Kry
nauw
Nel
.
The
gre
en is
sue
Prob
ably
its
mos
t attr
activ
e ch
ar-
acte
ristic
and
the
reas
on b
ehin
d its
sur
ge
in p
opul
arity
, is
the
fact
tha
t its
one
of
the
mos
t env
ironm
enta
lly f
riend
ly m
etal
s co
mm
only
use
d.C
athe
rine
Hou
ska,
the
int
erna
-tio
nal
expe
rt on
sta
inle
ss s
teel
in
arch
i-te
ctur
e, e
ncou
rage
s ar
chite
cts
look
ing
to
crea
te g
reen
bui
ldin
gs to
ask
som
e ve
ry
impo
rtant
que
stion
s ab
out
the
mat
eria
ls th
ey in
tend
to u
se. T
hese
incl
ude:
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over
the
lifes
pan
of th
e bu
ildin
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ue to
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corro
sion?
t8
IBUNBJOUFO
BODF
BOE
DMFBO
JOH
JTre
quire
d?In
as
sess
ing
stain
less
ste
el
agai
nst
thes
e pr
oviso
s, i
t co
mes
as
no
surp
rise
why
it is
the
met
al o
f cho
ice
for a
m
ore
eco-
awar
e an
d fri
endl
y ge
nera
tion.
St
ainl
ess
steel
is
100%
re
cy-
clab
le a
lthou
gh i
t is
typi
cally
in
use
for
twen
ty to
thirt
y ye
ars
befo
re it
is re
cycl
ed
whi
ch m
eans
tha
t th
e re
cycl
ed c
onte
nt
in n
ew p
rodu
cts
only
eve
r sit
s at
abo
ut
60%
, ac
cord
ing
to
the
Inte
rnat
iona
l St
ainl
ess
Stee
l For
um.
How
ever
, w
hen
it is
recy
cled
, no
dow
n cy
clin
g oc
curs
no
mat
ter
how
man
y tim
es t
he m
etal
goe
s th
roug
h th
e pr
oces
s.Its
scr
ap v
alue
and
cor
rosio
n-re
sista
nce,
bot
h of
whi
ch a
re h
igh,
are
th
e fu
ndam
enta
ls be
hind
it b
eing
cal
led
a gr
een
met
al b
ut it
s du
rabi
lity
and
life-
span
com
e in
to p
lay
too.
Sust
ain
able
pro
ject
sSt
ainl
ess
steel
is
corro
sion-
resis
tant
, w
hich
mak
es i
t su
ch a
n ou
t-sta
ndin
g m
ater
ial f
or in
door
and
out
door
pr
ojec
ts in
any
clim
ate
as l
ong
as t
he
appr
opria
te g
rade
is u
sed.
In S
outh
Afri
ca,
Type
304
is
wel
l sui
ted
for t
he m
ajor
ity o
f int
erio
r pro
-je
cts
as w
ell a
s ex
terio
r w
ork
in p
lace
s lik
e G
aute
ng w
hich
hav
e a
mild
er c
li-m
ate.
Typ
e 31
8/31
6L is
mor
e du
rabl
e in
coa
stal
and
salty
clim
es a
s w
ell
as
thos
e w
ith h
ighe
r pol
lutio
n le
vels.
O
f co
urse
, its
im
porta
nt f
or
arch
itect
s an
d de
signe
rs to
not
e th
at a
sm
ooth
sur
face
attr
acts
less
cor
rosiv
e de
posit
s an
d in
hi
gh-sa
lt ar
eas,
m
e-ch
anic
al j
oint
s m
ust
be s
eale
d to
pre
-ve
nt c
revi
ce c
orro
sion.
Th
e Th
ames
Bar
rier,
dow
nstre
am
from
Lo
ndon
is
expo
sed
to
brac
kish
Sta
inle
ss s
teel
offe
rs a
rchi
tect
ural
spl
endo
r
focu
s on
AR
CH
ITE
CT
UR
ETh
e m
ater
ial o
ffers
stre
ngth
, dur
abili
ty a
nd
affo
rdab
ility
due
to it
s lo
ng L
IFE
CY
CLE
as w
ell a
s ae
sthet
ic q
ualit
ies
that
onl
y im
prov
e ov
er ti
me
The
Pet
ronas
Twin
Tow
ers
in K
uala
Lum
pur (
deta
il ab
ove
and
full
imag
e le
ft) h
ave
65 0
00m
2 of
sta
inle
ss s
teel
cla
ddin
g an
d ar
e an
ic
onic
exa
mpl
e of
sta
inle
ss s
teel
in
arch
itect
ure
6N
ovem
ber 2
010
Nov
embe
r 201
07
wat
er,
salt
spra
y an
d an
ave
rage
hum
idity
of
80%
. Its
cre
ated
alm
ost
entir
ely
of T
ype
316
stain
less
ste
el a
nd lo
oks
as g
ood
as it
did
whe
n it
beca
me
oper
atio
nal i
n 19
82.
Bein
g co
rrosio
n-re
sista
nt
also
m
eans
th
at s
tain
less
ste
el re
quire
s no
coa
ting
and
ther
e-fo
re n
o en
viro
nmen
t haz
ards
. It
also
mak
es th
e pr
oduc
t mor
e co
st-ef
fect
ive
than
man
y ot
her c
on-
struc
tion
mat
eria
ls as
it
elim
inat
es t
he n
eed
for
ongo
ing
pain
t wor
k ov
er th
e lif
e of
the
struc
ture
.
Money
matt
ers
With
the
who
le w
orld
mor
e m
oney
-co
nsci
ous
than
ev
er,
proj
ect
man
ager
s ar
e rig
orou
s ab
out
the
finan
cial
man
agem
ent
of a
pr
ojec
t; us
ually
the
reas
on w
hy s
tain
less
ste
el is
ov
erlo
oked
as
a m
ajor
com
pone
nt o
f man
y pr
o-je
cts.
Nel
say
s th
at th
e pr
ice
of s
tain
less
ste
el is
us
ually
the
proh
ibiti
ve f
acto
r to
its
wid
er u
se i
n co
nstru
ctio
n as
clie
nts
perc
eive
oth
er m
ater
ials
to p
rovi
de m
ore
cost-
effe
ctiv
e so
lutio
ns. I
ts a
t thi
s po
int w
here
clie
nt e
duca
tion
is so
rely
nee
ded.
Whi
le t
he i
nitia
l in
vestm
ent
is hi
gher
th
an m
any
othe
r m
ater
ials,
the
lon
g te
rm c
ost
bene
fit o
f us
ing
stain
less
ste
el i
s gr
eate
r to
o.
With
its
long
life
cyc
le, n
eglig
ible
nee
d fo
r coa
t-in
g an
d m
inim
al m
aint
enan
ce re
quire
men
ts, th
e on
ly s
igni
fican
t inv
estm
ent i
n th
e m
etal
, is
the
up-
front
cap
ital o
utla
y.
Iconic
str
uct
ure
sEx
ampl
es o
f in
nova
tive
use
of s
tain
less
ste
el b
y ar
chite
cts
are
visib
le g
loba
lly; f
rom
som
e ea
rly in
stanc
es li
ke th
e Em
pire
Sta
te a
nd C
hrys
ler
build
ings
in N
ew Y
ork,
to th
e Lo
uvre
Pyr
amid
in
Paris
bui
lt in
the
1980
s an
d th
e m
ore
rece
nt a
r-ch
itect
ural
feat
of K
uala
Lum
purs
Pet
rona
s To
wer
s w
ith 6
5 00
0m2
of s
tain
less
ste
el c
ladd
ing.
But w
hat a
bout
Sou
th A
frica
? W
hat a
re
our a
rchi
tect
s an
d de
signe
rs d
oing
with
sta
inle
ss
steel
? A
s w
ith m
ost t
rend
s w
e la
g a
little
; pr
ob-
ably
due
to
the
fact
tha
t w
hile
the
res
t of
the
w
orld
was
bui
ldin
g w
ith s
tain
less
ste
el,
we
had
a lo
ve a
ffair
with
con
cret
e an
d til
es.
Its
grea
t for
fixt
ures
like
han
d ra
ils o
r flo
or s
trips
tha
t ar
e pr
oduc
ed o
n m
ass
from
a
prot
otyp
e,
says
Nel
. B
ut a
nyth
ing
else
is c
on-
sider
ed a
onc
e-of
f jo
b w
hich
req
uire
s de
sign
and
deve
lopm
ent t
ime
whi
ch, o
n to
p of
the
cost
of th
e m
etal
, mak
es it
a g
rand
pro
ject
and
qui
te
unaf
ford
able
for m
ost.
And
he
s rig
ht;
we
ve s
tarte
d to
see
so
me
exce
ptio
nal e
xam
ples
of b
alus
trade
and
ra
iling
ins
talla
tions
suc
h as
the
kilo
met
res
of
balu
strad
es a
t O
R Ta
mbo
and
Kin
g Sh
aka
Inte
rnat
iona
l A
irpor
ts an
d al
l of
the
Gau
train
sta
tions
but
are
yet
to s
ee s
ome
stain
less
ste
el
meg
a-str
uctu
res.
com
pany
PRO
FIL
E
Mac
steel
VRN
Sta
inle
ss h
as th
e eq
uip-
men
t to
polis
h sta
inle
ss s
teel
tube
, rou
nd
bar
and
shee
t, w
hich
mea
ns t
hey
can
com
pete
with
the
best
inte
rnat
iona
l mar
-ke
ts ha
ve to
offe
r.M
acste
el V
RN S
tain
less
has
a
6 s
tatio
n Lo
eser
tube
pol
isher
that
can
po
lish
up to
80
0 g
rit o
n ro
und
tube
and
ba
r and
can
pol
ish u
p to
a 6
00
grit
fin-
ish o
n sq
uare
and
rect
angu
lar t
ubin
g.
The
6 s
tatio
n Lo
eser
tub
e po
l-ish
er i
s a
grin
ding
and
pol
ishin
g lin
e fo
r sta
inle
ss s
teel
tube
s of
up
to 1
50
mm
in
dia
met
er a
nd 6
m i
n le
ngth
. T
he
polis
her
has
11
kW
per
sta
tion
and
a pr
essu
re c
ontro
l fo
r th
e be
lt, w
hich
m
easu
res
15
0m
m w
ide
by 3
50
0m
m
in le
ngth
. The
con
stant
pre
ssur
e ex
tend
s th
e lif
espa
n of
the
belt.
Th
e po
lishe
r ha
s an
enc
lose
d ca
bin
with
a m
ist c
olle
ctor
, w
hich
en-
sure
s a
quie
t and
cle
an o
pera
tion.
The
Lo
eser
can
pol
ish tub
ing
to e
nsur
e su
r-
face
impr
ovem
ents
prio
r to
plat
ing.
Th
e tw
o sh
eet
polis
hers
use
d ar
e m
oder
n hi
gh-te
ch m
achi
nes.
Th
e G
rindm
aste
r giv
es th
e tra
ditio
nal N
o 4
fin
ish w
hile
the
Cos
ta g
ives
the
mor
e re
fined
sco
tch
brig
ht fi
nish
fav
oure
d in
th
e ca
terin
g in
dustr
y.T
he e
quip
men
t m
eans
Mac
-ste
el V
RN S
tain
less
can
pol
ish t
ubes
, ro
und
bar
and
shee
t to
w
orld
-cla
ss
stand
ards
,
says
Ki
t W
illia
mso
n,
the
man
agin
g di
rect
or
of
Mac
steel
VR
N
Stai
nles
s.
The
idea
beh
ind
acqu
iring
th
e eq
uipm
ent
was
to
ensu
re t
hat
the
com
pany
can
com
pete
with
the
best
im-
porte
d fin
ishes
.M
acste
el V
RN S
tain
less
is d
ed-
icat
ed to
loca
l con
vers
ion
and
belie
ves
its s
ervi
ce c
entre
pro
vide
s th
e pe
rfect
so
lutio
n fo
r lo
cal
man
ufac
ture
rs
and
spec
ifier
s.
Cen
tre to
our
stra
tegy
is a
fo
cus
on l
ocal
: lo
cal
proc
urem
ent,
lo-
cal a
dded
val
ue a
nd lo
cal c
onve
rsio
n,
says
Will
iam
son.
Mac
steel
VRN
Sta
inle
ss w
ants
to s
treng
then
Sou
th A
frica
s lo
cal
con-
vers
ion
base
, s
ays
Will
iam
son.
W
e ar
e co
mm
itted
to p
rovi
ding
com
petit
ive
valu
e ad
ded
prod
ucts
to S
outh
Afri
can
fabr
icat
ors
to e
nsur
e gr
owth
of t
he lo
cal
conv
ersio
n of
sta
inle
ss s
teel
, an
d in
so
doin
g co
ntrib
ute
to t
he g
row
th o
f em
-pl
oym
ent i
n So
uth
Afri
ca.
Mac
stee
l VR
N b
ring
sa
shin
e to
loca
l con
vers
ion
The
6 s
tage
Loes
er tu
be p
olis
her (
abov
e) a
nd th
e C
osta
Scot
ch B
rite
polis
her (
belo
w) m
ean
Mac
steel
VRN
ca
n co
mpe
te w
ith th
e be
st po
lishe
d tu
be in
tern
atio
nal m
arke
ts ha
ve to
offe
r
focu
s on
AR
CH
ITE
CT
UR
E
Tham
esBarr
ier
(righ
t) is
m
ade
from
gr
ade
316
stain
less
ste
el
and
look
s as
goo
d as
it
did
whe
n it
beca
me
oper
atio
nal
in 1
982
Lloyds
of
London
was
des
igne
d in
197
9. T
he c
entra
l spi
ral
colu
mn
is o
ne o
f the
sta
inle
ss s
teel
cla
d sta
ircas
es. S
tairc
ases
, pip
es
and
othe
r ser
vice
s w
ere
plac
ed o
n th
e ou
tside
of t
he b
uild
ing
8N
ovem
ber 2
010
Nov
embe
r 201
09
Sout
h A
frica
is s
eeki
ng b
illio
ns o
f ran
ds
in i
nves
tmen
t fo
r a
5 00
0 m
egaw
att
sola
r pa
rk,
Ener
gy
Min
ister
D
ipuo
Pe
ters
said
in e
arly
Oct
ober
. The
pro
ject
, w
hich
aim
s to
gen
erat
e pr
ivat
e se
ctor
in
vestm
ent,
is pa
rt of
the
gov
ernm
ents
m
ove
to w
ean
the
coun
try o
ff its
hea
vy
relia
nce
on
coal
an
d m
ove
tow
ards
re
new
able
ene
rgy.
The
first
deal
s re
latin
g to
the
so
lar
park
nea
r U
ping
ton
in th
e N
orth
-er
n C
ape
are
expe
cted
to b
e co
nclu
d-ed
by
2011
and
ele
ctric
ity is
sch
edul
ed
to b
e flo
win
g fro
m th
e gr
id b
y 20
12.
The
area
in U
ping
ton
was
iden
-tifi
ed in
a p
re-fe
asib
ility
stu
dy c
ondu
cted
by
the
Clin
ton
Clim
ate
Initi
ativ
e.
The
Nor
ther
n C
ape
Prov
ince
po
sses
ses
som
e of
the
bes
t co
nditi
ons
in t
he w
orld
for
pro
duci
ng s
olar
pow
-er
. Th
e pr
ovin
ce b
oasts
exc
elle
nt a
nd
cons
isten
t su
n, l
arge
are
as o
f su
itabl
e an
d av
aila
ble
land
and
the
abi
lity
to
conn
ect
to t
he e
lect
ricity
grid
at
mul
ti-pl
e po
ints,
goo
d av
aila
bilit
y of
wat
er,
and
a de
velo
ped
high
way
sys
tem
and
a
good
airp
ort,
mak
ing
it an
ide
al lo
-ca
tion
for
sola
r de
ploy
men
t, s
ays
Ira
Mag
azin
er, t
he c
hairm
an o
f the
Clin
ton
Clim
ate
Initi
ativ
e.O
ur
cost
anal
ysis
confi
rms
that
sol
ar p
ower
can
be
depl
oyed
in
Sout
h A
frica
in
larg
e qu
antit
ies
over
th
e ne
xt d
ecad
e at
cos
ts th
at b
ecom
e co
mpe
titiv
e w
ith a
nd e
vent
ually
low
er
than
new
foss
il fu
el-fi
red
pow
er,
say
s M
agaz
iner
.Pe
ters
say
s th
e go
vern
men
t will
pr
ovid
e th
e in
frastr
uctu
re fo
r the
pro
ject
, th
en le
ase
out t
he la
nd to
priv
ate
deve
l-op
ers
who
will
fina
nce
and
build
ind
i-vi
dual
pro
ject
s th
at w
ill s
ell p
ower
to th
e na
tiona
l grid
.Th
e de
partm
ent
of e
nerg
y ha
s a
huge
tas
k ah
ead
of i
tself
if it
plan
s
to d
ecre
ase
Sout
h A
frica
s re
lianc
e on
co
al f
rom
90%
to
48%
by
2030
as
stipu
late
d in
its
long
-aw
aite
d in
tegr
ated
el
ectri
city
res
ourc
e pl
an (I
RP2)
rel
ease
d in
Oct
ober
. T
he g
over
nmen
t will
nee
d to
inv
est
abou
t R1
00 m
illio
n to
set
up
the
sola
r pa
rks
basic
infra
struc
ture
and
sti
mul
ate
priv
ate
inve
stmen
t of
ab
out
R150
mill
ion.
A s
olar
par
k ca
n ra
dica
lly d
e-cr
ease
the
costs
of
sola
r po
wer
due
to
econ
omie
s of
sca
le a
nd l
ocal
ly-m
anu-
fact
ured
com
pone
nts.
Pete
rs
belie
ves
the
prop
osed
so
lar
park
will
pro
vide
as
muc
h po
wer
as
one
coa
l-fire
d po
wer
sta
tion.
The
sola
r pa
rk o
ffers
am
azin
g op
portu
nitie
s fo
r loc
al in
dustr
y. A
lthou
gh
the
maj
ority
of t
he s
truct
ural
wor
k w
ill b
e
in c
arbo
n ste
el d
ue to
the
loca
tion
be-
ing
the
Upi
ngto
n ar
ea,
whi
ch is
a n
on-
corro
sive
envi
ronm
ent,
stain
less
ste
el
will
be
a gr
eat
mat
eria
l fo
r ad
ditio
nal
appl
icat
ions
in th
e pa
rk.
Alth
ough
it is
too
early
to k
now
w
hat
tech
nolo
gy w
ill b
e us
ed f
or t
he
sola
r pa
rk,
it is
safe
to
say
that
sta
in-
less
ste
el w
ill b
e a
grea
t mat
eria
l for
a
num
ber o
f diff
eren
t app
licat
ions
.St
ainl
ess
steel
is
the
idea
l ma-
teria
l fo
r th
e he
at t
rans
fer
pipi
ng,
heat
ex
chan
gers
and
the
hot
sal
t sto
rage
ta
nks
and
is us
ed s
ucce
ssfu
lly a
cros
s th
e w
orld
in s
olar
app
licat
ions
.
Stai
nles
s ste
el
can
also
be
us
ed in
mirr
or fr
ames
, el
ectri
cal b
oxes
, pa
lisad
e fe
ncin
g an
d ac
cess
co
ntro
l ga
tes.
Sol
ar P
ark
initi
ativ
eto
boo
st lo
cal m
anuf
actu
rers
A s
olar
par
k ca
n ra
dica
lly d
ecre
ase
the
cost
s of
SO
LAR
PO
WER
due
to e
cono
mie
s of
sca
le
and
loca
lly-m
anuf
actu
red
com
pone
nts
Sola
r te
chnolo
gie
s to
be
cons
ider
ed w
ill in
clud
e th
e us
e of
Sili
ca o
r cr
ysta
lline
mod
ules
(abo
ve a
nd le
ft) fo
r pho
tovo
ltaic
sys
tem
s
focu
s on
SOL
AR
Nov
embe
r 201
011
Chi
nas
exp
lodi
ng
stain
less
ste
el i
ndus
try w
ould
lea
d to
a
wav
e o
f ne
w
ferro
chro
me
smel
ting
capa
city
in
Sout
h A
frica
fro
m 2
013,
inc
ludi
ng g
reen
-fie
lds
plan
ts, a
ssum
ing
suffi
cien
t ele
ctric
ity c
ould
be
supp
lied,
a G
erm
an m
etal
s an
alys
t arg
ued.
Shor
tage
s du
e to
exi
sting
ene
rgy
supp
ly p
robl
ems
wou
ld b
oost
ferro
-ch
rom
e, p
rices
in
com
ing
year
s s
ays
Hei
nz P
arise
r, he
ad o
f Hei
nz H
Par
iser
Allo
y M
etal
s &
Ste
el M
arke
t Re
sear
ch.
Ferro
chro
me
is a
key
com
pone
nt i
n sta
inle
ss s
teel
.D
espi
te P
arise
rs g
uard
ed o
ptim
ism th
ere
rem
ains
ske
ptic
ism th
at f
er-
roch
rom
e pr
oduc
ers
will
gain
acc
ess
to s
igni
fican
tly m
ore
pow
er s
uppl
y ov
er
the
next
20
year
s ne
eded
for s
mel
ting.
How
ever
, on
Wed
nesd
ay O
ctob
er 2
0, X
strat
a an
noun
ced
it w
ould
go
ahe
ad w
ith th
e se
cond
pha
se o
f its
postp
oned
R4.
9 bi
llion
Lion
com
plex
fe
rroch
rom
e sm
elte
r afte
r sec
urin
g el
ectri
city
sup
ply
from
Esk
om.
Xstra
ta, w
hich
is in
a jo
int v
entu
re w
ith M
eraf
e Re
sour
ces,
del
ayed
con
-str
uctio
n fo
llow
ing
unce
rtain
ty c
ause
d by
the
pow
er s
uppl
y an
d fin
anci
al c
rises
.C
omm
issio
ning
is e
xpec
ted
in 2
013
whe
n Es
kom
s ne
w M
edup
i pow
-er
pla
nt is
like
ly to
com
e on
stre
am.
Sout
h A
frica
, w
ith o
ver
70 p
erce
nt o
f all
raw
chr
ome
ore,
has
bee
n un
able
to ta
ke a
dvan
tage
of t
he o
ppor
tuni
ty to
con
vert
it in
to th
e va
lue-
adde
d fe
rroch
rom
e, i
nitia
lly d
ue t
o th
e en
ergy
cris
is an
d th
en t
he g
loba
l fin
anci
al
cras
h.
Sinc
e th
en d
eman
d ha
s re
sum
ed.
Hist
oric
ally
fer
roch
rom
e ha
s be
en
mos
t effi
cien
tly p
rodu
ced
clos
e to
chr
ome
ore
min
es b
ut s
horta
ges
have
con
trib-
uted
to th
e ris
e of
the
smel
ting
sect
or in
Chi
na.
Expa
nsio
n w
ould
not
take
pla
ce o
n a
larg
e sc
ale
befo
re 2
013,
Par
iser
told
the
rece
nt M
etal
Bulle
tin S
outh
Afri
can
ferro
allo
ys c
onfe
renc
e in
Sep
tem
ber.
Exi
sting
fer
roch
rom
e ca
paci
ty r
estri
ctio
ns a
re e
xpec
ted
to b
e lif
ted
afte
r 201
3 an
d ab
out 6
00kt
idle
d ca
paci
ty w
ill be
ava
ilabl
e ag
ain,
he
sai
d.Fo
llow
ing
the
elec
trici
ty b
lack
outs
of 2
008,
Esk
om e
lect
ricity
sup
ply
to fe
rroch
rom
e sm
elte
rs h
as b
een
resto
red
to 9
0 pe
rcen
t of d
eman
d. I
n 20
13
pow
er s
uppl
y is
expe
cted
to e
xcee
d de
man
d.Fe
rroch
rom
e pr
oduc
tion
capa
city
util
isatio
n w
as a
s lo
w a
s 56
per
cent
du
ring
the
econ
omic
cris
is of
200
9 bu
t has
alre
ady
resu
med
to th
e pr
evio
us
leve
l of a
bout
85
perc
ent a
nd is
exp
ecte
d to
mai
ntai
n th
is ra
te to
201
5.Pa
riser
, des
pite
his
bullis
h ou
tlook
for e
xpan
sion
and
new
pla
nts,
cau
-tio
ned
that
indu
stry
sour
ces
belie
ved
elec
trici
ty d
eman
d co
uld
exce
ed c
apac
ity
agai
n at
som
e po
int
afte
r 20
13.
The
ext
ent
of n
ew f
erro
chro
me
capa
city
w
ould
dep
end
in p
art o
n w
heth
er E
skom
or p
ossib
ly n
ew p
rivat
e po
wer
pro
duc-
ers
wer
e pr
epar
ed to
ent
er lo
ng-te
rm s
uppl
y co
ntra
cts,
Par
iser s
aid.
New
ferr
ochr
ome
smel
ters
on t
he c
ards
for
SA
Xstra
ta is
goi
ng a
head
with
the
seco
nd p
hase
of i
ts R4
.9bn
ferr
ochr
ome
SMEL
TER
afte
r sec
urin
g an
ele
ctric
ity s
uppl
y de
al w
ith E
skom
focu
s on
FER
RO
CH
RO
ME
12N
ovem
ber 2
010
Nov
embe
r 201
013
Cor
nelis
van
der
Waa
l, en
ergy
pr
ogra
mm
e m
anag
er a
t Fro
st &
Sul
livan
A
frica
, had
a fa
r mor
e be
arish
out
look
.C
omm
entin
g on
min
eral
ben
efi-
ciat
ion
in g
ener
al,
Van
Der
Waa
l sa
id
that
the
coun
try w
ould
nee
d a
ch
eap
and
relia
ble
ele
ctric
ity s
uppl
y to
sup
port
this
ener
gy in
tens
ive
sect
or.
Whi
le
bene
ficia
tion
rem
aine
d pa
rt of
the
gov
ernm
ents
stra
tegy
, th
e em
phas
is in
its
exec
utiv
e su
mm
ary
of
the
draf
t In
tegr
ated
Res
ourc
e Pl
an (
IRP)
20
10 to
203
0 ha
d m
oved
aw
ay f
rom
po
wer
-hun
gry
indu
stry
tow
ards
the
lean
-er
com
mer
ce s
ecto
r, he
sai
d.Th
e IR
P ch
arts
out
a fle
xibl
e m
iddl
e r
oad
to n
ew e
lect
ricity
gen
-er
atio
n ov
er th
e ne
xt 2
0 y
ears
. It
sits
in
bet
wee
n d
irty
low
-cos
t ap
proa
ch
that
cou
ld p
rovi
de m
ore
plen
tiful
ele
c-tri
city
sup
ply
at c
heap
er p
rices
, an
d co
nstra
ined
gro
wth
of
high
er p
riced
cl
ean
ener
gy.
Thu
s th
e op
portu
nity
for
new
min
eral
ben
efici
atio
n w
ill n
eith
er
be p
lent
iful n
or p
arch
ed.
Van
der
Waa
l ag
reed
tha
t af
-te
r th
e fir
st ph
ase
of t
he M
edup
i pl
ant
cam
e on
stre
am t
here
wou
ld b
e m
ore
pow
er c
apac
ity b
ut s
aid
this
elec
trici
ty
wou
ld b
e ex
pens
ive.
Th
e go
vern
men
t w
ould
hav
e th
e op
tion
of w
eigh
ing
up
bene
fits
of s
ubsid
ising
ene
rgy
costs
in
orde
r to
mak
e be
nefic
iatio
n vi
able
. B
ut
he d
escr
ibed
thi
s as
a r
isky
appr
oach
. In
vesto
rs w
ould
take
a 3
0-ye
ar v
iew
and
su
bsid
isatio
n m
ight
be
diffi
cult
to g
uara
n-te
e fo
r su
ch a
long
per
iod,
con
sider
ing
polit
ical
and
pol
icy
chan
ges
that
cou
ld
occu
r ove
r tim
e.Va
n de
r W
aal
adde
d th
at
ther
e w
as a
lso in
ertia
as
to w
hat t
ype
of p
ower
sta
tions
to b
uild
afte
r Med
upi
as it
was
not
kno
wn
how
hig
h ex
pect
-ed
glo
bal
carb
on e
mission
tax
es o
n co
al g
ener
ator
s w
ould
be.
Th
is c
re-
ated
unc
erta
inty
as
whe
ther
to
build
ca
rbon
em
ittin
g co
al-fi
red
or c
lean
er
nucl
ear
plan
ts.
But
if el
ectri
city
cos
t an
d su
pply
wer
e re
solv
ed th
e co
untry
co
uld
have
a
thriv
ing
ben
efici
atio
n se
ctor
, de
r Waa
l con
clud
ed.
Paris
er
said
in
2
00
9
ferro
-ch
rom
e ex
port
sale
s w
ere
as h
igh
as
US
$4
.31
bill
ion,
whi
le e
xpor
t re
ve-
nue
from
the
low
er v
alue
ore
was
onl
y $
70
4 m
illio
n, d
emon
strat
ing
the
op-
portu
nity
of c
onve
rting
the
raw
mat
eria
l
into
ferro
chro
me.
He
expe
cted
s
igni
fican
t [fe
r-ro
chro
me]
pr
ice
incr
ease
s in
co
min
g ye
ars
, pre
dict
ing
Chi
nese
sta
inle
ss s
teel
pr
oduc
tion
wou
ld i
ncre
ase
by a
s m
uch
as 5
0 pe
rcen
t by
2015
. A
n in
crea
sing
conv
ersio
n of
im
porte
d ch
rom
e or
e is
taki
ng p
lace
in
Chi
na,
illustr
atin
g So
uth
Afri
cas
lost
op-
portu
nity
of
sellin
g th
e be
nefic
iate
d fe
r-ro
chro
me
to th
at c
ount
ry.
But
it
rem
aine
d to
be
se
en
whe
ther
th
ese
[Chi
nese
] fa
cilit
ies
will
rem
ain
in p
lace
onc
e So
uth
Afri
ca h
as
rega
ined
its
dom
inan
t mar
ket p
ositi
on in
th
e gl
obal
indu
stry,
Pa
riser
sai
d.
focu
s on
FER
RO
CH
RO
ME
The
gove
rnm
ent
reve
aled
it
had
no p
lans
to in
trodu
ce a
n ex
port
levy
on
chro
me
ore,
af
ter a
n an
alys
t at M
acqu
arie
Fi
rst S
outh
Sec
uriti
es sa
id th
ere
was
a
com
pellin
g ca
se
for
the
tax
in o
rder
for S
outh
Afri
-ca
to b
enefi
t fro
m it
s do
min
ant
posit
ion
in th
is m
arke
t.M
eraf
e Re
sour
ces
have
al
so
prev
ious
ly
calle
d fo
r ch
rom
e ex
ports
of t
he raw
m
ater
ial t
o be
res
trict
ed a
s In
-di
a ha
s do
ne,
but i
n O
ctob
er
the
Nat
iona
l Tr
easu
rys
chie
f di
rect
or
of
com
mun
icat
ions
, Ja
bula
ni
Sikh
akha
ne,
told
St
ainl
ess
Stee
l m
agaz
ine
it w
as
not
cons
ider
ing
an e
x-po
rt le
vy o
n ch
rom
e or
e.
In
late
Se
ptem
ber
Mac
quar
ie
anal
yst
Avish
kar
Nag
aser
sai
d th
e ex
port
levy
on
chr
ome
ore
wou
ld e
ncou
r-ag
e lo
cal
indu
stry
to i
ncre
ase
capa
city
to
bene
ficia
te i
t in
to
ferro
chro
me,
a
high
er
valu
e co
mpo
nent
in
sta
inle
ss
steel
th
an th
e ra
w m
ater
ial,
and
fos-
ter
empl
oym
ent
grow
th.
Na-
gase
r, w
ho h
ad b
een
spea
k-in
g at
the
Met
alBu
lletin
Sou
th
Afri
can
ferro
allo
ys c
onfe
renc
e,
said
the
val
ue o
f fe
rroch
rom
e w
as
abou
t fo
ur
times
hi
gher
th
an c
hrom
e or
e in
200
9 an
d th
e di
ffer-
ence
was
exp
ecte
d to
incr
ease
.Th
e sta
tem
ent
by t
he T
reas
ury
may
sig
nal
a go
vern
men
t m
ove
away
fro
m a
pol
icy
bias
tow
ards
add
ing
valu
e to
min
eral
s du
e to
the
frequ
ent h
igh
ener
-gy
con
sum
ptio
n in
this
sect
or.
The
coun
-try
fac
es a
dou
ble
wha
mm
y fro
m h
igh
elec
trici
ty c
osts
due
to p
revi
ous
unde
r in
vestm
ent
in g
ener
atio
n, c
oupl
ed w
ith
expe
cted
futu
re g
loba
l car
bon
emiss
ions
taxe
s fro
m
dirty
bu
t che
aper
coa
l-fire
d po
wer
sta
tions
as
indi
cate
d by
the
gov-
ernm
ents
dra
ft In
tegr
ated
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
(IRP)
201
0 to
203
0.Th
eore
tical
ly th
e co
untry
s po
w-
erfu
l po
sitio
n in
the
chr
ome
ore
mar
ket
wou
ld m
ake
it di
fficu
lt fo
r cus
tom
ers,
par
-tic
ular
ly th
ose
in C
hina
, to
buy
eno
ugh
else
whe
re, g
ivin
g th
e co
untry
the
oppo
r-tu
nity
to
bene
ficia
te i
t in
to h
ighe
r va
lue
ferro
chro
me.
Nag
aser
sa
id
ther
e w
as
a
stron
g ca
se t
o be
mad
e in
fa
vour
of t
he e
xpor
t lev
y be
caus
e So
uth
Afric
a w
as
givi
ng a
way
its
com
petit
ive
adva
ntag
e.
Nag
aser
sai
d th
e go
v-er
nmen
t nee
ded
to m
ake
a de
-ci
sion
on in
trodu
cing
the
levy
, w
hich
he
desc
ribed
as
a c
ol-
labo
rativ
e ef
fort
from
Tre
asur
y an
d th
e D
epar
tmen
t of M
iner
al
Reso
urce
s (D
MR)
.H
e sa
id
that
w
hile
th
ere
was
a c
ount
er a
rgum
ent
that
ther
e w
as a
lack
of
elec
-tri
city
sup
ply
to in
crea
se v
alue
-ad
ding
sm
eltin
g ca
paci
ty, t
he
coun
try w
as p
layi
ng i
nto
Chi
-ne
se h
ands
.T
he m
ore
chro
me
ore
Sout
h Af
rica
expo
rts,
the
mor
e se
lf-suf
ficie
nt
the
buye
r [p
re-
sum
ably
a C
hine
se c
onsu
mer
] be
com
es,
Nag
aser
not
ed.
He
said
the
DM
R al
-re
ady
had
a be
nefic
iatio
n str
ateg
y in
pla
ce th
at it
nee
ded
to m
ove
forw
ard
and
impl
e-m
ent o
n a
grad
ual b
asis
.Th
e D
MR
did
not
re-
spon
d to
req
uests
to c
omm
ent
on
its
min
eral
be
nefic
iatio
n str
ateg
y. Ear
lier
this y
ear
Min
-in
g W
eekl
y re
porte
d M
eraf
e Re
sour
ces,
whi
ch h
as b
een
cam
paig
ning
for so
me
time
for th
e ex
-po
rtatio
n of
chr
ome
ore
to b
e re
duce
d,
conc
eded
th
at
the
pow
er
shor
tage
m
ight
res
ult
in e
ven
mor
e un
bene
fici-
ated
ore
bei
ng s
ent o
ut o
f the
cou
ntry
w
ithou
t any
val
ue a
dditi
on
a fo
reig
n-ex
chan
ge a
nd jo
b-op
portu
nity
loss
for
So
uth
Afri
ca.
Mer
afe
is pa
rt of
the
Xstr
ata-
Mer
afe
Chr
ome
Vent
ure,
led
by X
strat
a,
the
wor
lds
larg
est f
erro
chro
me
prod
ucer
.
focu
s on
FER
RO
CH
RO
ME
SA
to
wea
ther
fa
llout
from
Chi
nese
dem
and
Dom
estic
sta
inle
ss s
teel
use
rs a
re n
ot e
xpec
ted
to s
uffe
r sh
orta
ges
of fe
r-ro
chro
me
nor
pay
a pr
emiu
m f
or t
he c
ompo
nent
abo
ve C
hine
se u
sers
de
spite
sur
ging
sta
inle
ss s
teel
dem
and
in th
e w
orld
s se
cond
-larg
est e
con-
omy,
met
als
anal
yst H
einz
Par
iser
say
s.I
do
not s
ee
that
dom
estic
Sou
th A
frica
n pr
oduc
ers
will
be
pun-
ishe
d th
roug
h a
spec
ial c
hrom
e pr
ice
prem
ium
, s
ays
Paris
er.
H
e no
tes
that
Chi
nese
com
pani
es a
re a
lread
y sh
areh
olde
rs o
f se
v-er
al f
erro
chro
me
units
in
Sout
h A
frica
and
th
us a
cer
tain
ton
nage
is,
w
ithou
t que
stion
, alre
ady
desti
ned
for C
hina
.
Com
men
ting
on t
he l
ocal
sta
inle
ss s
teel
sec
tor
he s
ays
the
Sou
thA
frica
n pr
oduc
er i
s pa
rt of
a v
ery
stron
g sta
inle
ss s
teel
gro
up t
hat
has
long
-stan
ding
con
tact
s w
ith t
he f
erro
chro
me
indu
stry;
so
we
cann
ot s
ee
that
at p
rese
nt.
It
also
has
to b
e ke
pt in
min
d th
at
chro
me
is n
ot o
nly
avai
labl
e as
pr
imar
y fe
rroc
hrom
e bu
t also
in fo
rm o
f sta
inle
ss s
teel
scr
ap.
Thi
s in
man
y ca
ses
puts
a lid
on
jum
ping
raw
mat
eria
l pric
es,
as
seco
ndar
y ch
rom
e al
way
s gi
ves
the
stain
less
ste
el m
ill s
ome
pric
e ad
van-
tage
, P
aris
er s
ays.
Work
ers
at
an X
strat
a fe
rroc
hrom
e sm
elte
r
Gov
ernm
ent
thro
ws
cold
wat
er o
n ca
ll fo
r ex
port
levy
Nov
embe
r 20
1015
Stee
l St
udio
Int
erna
tiona
l ar
e as
wel
l kn
own
for
thei
r re
siden
tial
crea
tions
as
they
are
with
the
ir co
mm
erci
al m
aste
r-pi
eces
. As
a sp
ecia
list m
anuf
actu
rer a
nd
insta
ller
of
custo
m-d
esig
ned
stain
less
ste
el a
nd g
lass
bal
ustra
des
and
stairc
as-
es,
thei
r qu
ality
and
ser
vice
sta
ndar
ds
have
mad
e th
em th
e m
arke
t lea
der
in a
hi
ghly
com
petit
ive
spac
e.St
eel
Stud
io I
nter
natio
nal
clai
m
that
the
key
to th
eir s
ucce
ss c
omes
dow
n to
be
ing
a pe
ople
s bu
sines
s w
ith a
te
am o
f hi
ghly
ski
lled
and
qual
ified
in-
divi
dual
s w
ho a
re a
ll in
volve
d in
eve
ry
aspe
ct o
f eve
ry p
roje
ct.
We
attra
ct c
li-en
ts be
caus
e ou
r tea
m is
abl
e to
inte
rpre
t th
eir
spec
ific
requ
irem
ents,
sa
ys c
hief
ex
ecut
ive
Rob
Blac
kbea
rd.
In a
dditi
on, o
ur a
ttent
ion
to d
e-ta
il co
uple
d w
ith th
e la
test
in d
esig
n te
ch-
nolo
gy,
man
ufac
turin
g an
d in
stalla
tion
equi
pmen
t ens
ures
that
the
end
prod
uct
is co
mpl
eted
to
inte
rnat
iona
l sta
ndar
ds
and
at c
ompe
titiv
e pr
ices
.Ea
ch
custo
mise
d de
sign
in-
clud
es a
com
bina
tion
of s
tain
less
ste
el
in la
ser
cut
plat
e pr
ofile
s, t
ubul
ar c
om-
pone
nts,
tim
ber
elem
ents
or to
ughe
ned
glas
s.Bu
t w
hile
its
peop
le m
ay d
rive
the
busin
ess,
its
cutti
ng e
dge
insta
llatio
ns
both
in
Sout
h A
frica
and
fur
ther
afie
ld
build
and
mai
ntai
n th
e co
mpa
nys
repu
-ta
tion
amon
gst i
ts cl
ient
bas
e of
bui
lder
s,
arch
itect
s an
d de
velo
pers
. W
ith a
pro
ject
list
tha
t re
ads
like
the
Osc
ar w
inne
rs o
f th
e co
nstru
c-tio
n an
d ar
chite
ctur
al i
ndus
try,
its S
teel
St
udio
s co
mm
erci
al p
roje
cts
that
gai
n m
ost o
f th
e at
tent
ion.
The
ir W
orld
Cup
in
frastr
uctu
re
proj
ects
incl
uded
Ki
ng
Shak
a an
d O
R Ta
mbo
inte
rnat
iona
l air-
ports
; th
e la
tter
took
alm
ost 1
8 m
onth
s to
co
mpl
ete
and
resu
lted
in
seve
ral
kilo
met
res
of s
tain
less
ste
el b
alus
trade
s th
roug
hout
the
airp
ort.
Mor
e re
cent
co
mm
erci
al
proj
ects
in-
clud
e th
e ic
onic
new
lan
dmar
k w
hich
is
the
Den
eys
Reitz
Offi
ces
on 1
5 A
lice
Lane
in S
andt
on.
St
eel S
tudi
o In
tern
a-tio
nals
frit
glas
s an
d sta
inle
ss s
teel
bal
-us
trade
per
fect
ly c
ompl
emen
ts th
e ex
-qu
isite
des
ign
of t
he b
uild
ing
s in
tern
al
mul
ti-le
vel g
lass
brid
ges.
Ju
st ac
ross
the
road
, th
e Sa
nd-
ton
City
sho
ppin
g ce
ntre
is u
nder
goin
g a
long
ove
rdue
upg
rade
. St
eel
Stud
io
has
been
abl
e to
brin
g th
e co
mpl
ex-
ity o
f th
e ar
chite
cts
desig
n to
life
by
com
bini
ng la
ser
cut s
tain
less
ste
el p
ost
profi
les,
tim
ber
elem
ents,
gla
ss a
nd i
n-
trica
te le
athe
r det
ail.
We
are
extre
mel
y pr
oud
to b
e a
part
of t
his
proj
ect
and
wor
k al
ong-
side
the
prof
essio
nal i
ndiv
idua
ls be
hind
its
de
sign
and
exec
utio
n,
says
Ro
b Bl
ackb
eard
.A
cros
s th
e bo
rder
in
Moz
am-
biqu
e, a
new
Rad
isson
hot
el w
ill be
op
enin
g its
doo
rs b
efor
e th
e en
d of
the
year
and
Ste
el S
tudi
o In
tern
atio
nal i
s re
-sp
onsib
le f
or i
ts hu
ndre
ds o
f m
eter
s of
gl
ass
balu
strad
e.
Its a
lso r
espo
nsib
le
for
the
37 fl
oors
of
stain
less
ste
el a
nd
glas
s ba
lustr
ades
on
the
W H
otel
in A
us-
tin,
Texa
s w
hich
the
com
pany
bel
ieve
s is
the
mos
t pr
estig
ious
pro
ject
its
bee
n in
volve
d in
inte
rnat
iona
lly.
Des
pite
thei
r inv
olve
men
t in
mul
ti-bi
llion
rand
com
mer
cial
stru
ctur
es,
Stee
l St
udio
Int
erna
tiona
l is
as a
ttent
ive
to i
ts re
siden
tial c
lient
s an
d ha
s be
en in
volve
d in
man
y aw
ard
win
ning
cre
atio
ns.
We
are
com
mitt
ed to
wor
king
w
ithin
the
hom
e ow
ners
bud
get a
nd o
ur
team
is
invo
lved
thro
ugho
ut t
he p
roje
ct
to e
nsur
e a
qual
ity m
anuf
actu
red
and
in-
stalle
d pr
oduc
t at a
com
petit
ive
pric
e. In
ad
ditio
n, o
ur s
ales
peo
ple
are
qual
ified
to
rec
omm
end
desig
n an
d fix
ing
deta
ils
that
will
suit
the
pers
onal
tas
te o
f th
e ho
me
owne
r and
the
style
of t
he h
ouse
.St
eel S
tudi
o In
tern
atio
nal h
as re
-ce
ntly
sig
ned
a lic
ence
agr
eem
ent w
ith
EE S
tairs
Hol
land
to
offe
r th
eir
supe
rior
custo
m d
esig
ned
rang
e of
spi
ral,
helic
al
and
strai
ght s
tairc
ases
.Th
ese
stairc
ases
are
eve
ry a
r-ch
itect
s dr
eam
. W
ith c
uttin
g ed
ge d
e-sig
n an
d m
oder
n an
d cl
assic
fea
ture
s th
ere
s a
prod
uct
to s
uite
eve
ry h
ome
from
cla
ssic
to th
e ul
tra m
oder
n ar
chite
c-tu
ral m
aste
rpie
ce.
We
are
prou
d to
be
asso
ci-
ated
with
the
desig
n te
am o
n EE
Sta
irs
and
stand
for t
he s
ame
mot
to;
expo
nent
of
exc
elle
nce.
Qua
lity
is gu
aran
teed
as
Ste
el S
tudi
o In
tern
atio
nal
Lead
ing
with
The
com
pany
s c
uttin
g ed
ge in
stal
latio
ns in
Sou
th A
frica
an
d fu
rther
afie
ld m
aint
ain
its R
EPU
TATI
ON
amon
g its
cl
ient
s, b
uild
ers,
arc
hite
cts
and
deve
lope
rs
com
pany
PRO
FIL
E
Den
eys
Rei
tz o
ffice
s (a
bove
and
left)
in A
lice
lane
, San
dton
.St
eelS
tudi
os
glas
s an
d sta
inle
ss
steel
bal
ustra
des
com
plem
ent t
he
exqu
isite
ly d
esig
ned
glas
s br
idge
s
1716
each
sta
ircas
e w
ill be
man
ufac
ture
d in
our
Joha
n-ne
sbur
g fa
ctor
y us
ing
the
sam
e hi
gh g
rade
mat
e-ria
ls as
with
our
bal
ustra
des.
Of c
ours
e ou
r ins
tal-
latio
n te
ams
will
also
be
invo
lved
in c
ompl
etin
g ev
ery
orde
r.
Thes
e sta
ircas
es c
an b
e in
stalle
d in
bot
h re
siden
tial
and
also
com
mer
cial
pro
ject
s an
d ha
ve a
lread
y ca
ptur
ed th
e im
agin
atio
n of
our
ar-
chite
cts,
des
igne
rs,
deve
lope
rs,
cont
ract
ors
and
hom
e ow
ners
.
Mate
rial m
att
ers
Ove
r the
yea
rs S
teel
Stu
dio
has
educ
ated
indu
s-try
pro
fess
iona
ls on
the
bene
fits
of u
sing
stain
less
ste
el a
s op
pose
d to
oth
er s
teel
pro
duct
s as
the
pr
efer
red
mat
eria
l for
bal
ustra
des.
W
ere
now
sta
rting
to
see
som
e cl
ever
use
in
arch
itect
ural
de
signs
for b
oth
exte
rior a
nd in
terio
r app
licat
ions
be
caus
e of
its
appe
aran
ce,
stren
gth
and
high