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The South African industrial sector is under significant financial pressure and need to reduce production costs to remain competitive in the global and local market. Some steel plants use reheating furnaces to reheat materials before hot rolling. These furnaces use industrial fuel gases as an energy source. Process by-product and purchased gases can be used as fuel. Inefficiencies in gas distribution...
The South African economy has experienced several challenges in the past few years. One of the major causes of this was the lack of electricity supply. For many years the state owned electricity supplier Eskom, did not carry out any infrastructural upgrades. This led to the demand for electricity exceeding the supply. Initiatives, such as load shedding and Demand Side Management (DSM) projects, were...
In 2016, South Africa's, steel production was down by 4.5% year-on-year. This was due to both a struggling economy and a world surplus in steel supply. Therefore, in order for South Africa to remain competitive in the global steel market, the current emphasis on cost reduction needs to be maintained. It is thus important for personnel at iron- and steel-manufacturing plants to be aware of the risks...
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