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Sole Rail Mill In Sub-Saharan Africa To Be Restarted

ArcelorMittal acquires Highveld steel mill in Mpumalanga to revive rail supply.
 


By Chriselle Moraes
The former Highveld Structural Mill, the sole producer in Sub-Saharan Africa of structural steel members for railway lines, is set for a further revival. The heavy-section steel mill was shut down in 2015 after business tapered off.  ArcelorMittal operated the mill from 2017 under a five-year contract and produced 80,000 tonnes

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