The old lady is back

The last view you have in your rear-view mirror when you leave eMalahleni on the N4, is no longer a gloomy, grey structure bidding you goodbye as you leave.

It also is not a heartbreaking tale of lost hope any longer, Highveld has been resuscitated.
On June 6 ArcelorMittal South Africa and Highveld Structural Mill Proprietary Limited (HSM), a subsidiary of Evraz Highveld Steel & Vanadium, have officially restarted the heavy section steel mill after ArcelorMittal South Africa concluded a contract manufacturing agreement in December 2016 with Highveld, which is in business rescue.

Johan Nel, Andrea de Souza and Andrew Maralack are glad to hear the old lady rumble and roar.

In terms of the agreement, ArcelorMittal South Africa will supply blooms and slabs to HSM for processing into heavy structural steel.

The structural mill will be in full production in November.

The Highveld heavy section mill was restarted for production on April 1 and could be in full production by November, depending on market demand. Highveld started to deliver 4 100 tonnes of prime product to ArcelorMittal South Africa in April and has the ability to ramp up to 18 000 tonnes a month.

A total of 1 000 tonnes of orders have already been invoiced and more than 100 customer orders have been placed to date.

Read the FULL STORY in the WITBANK NEWS out TODAY

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