* Estimate - This also applies for past years as data provided by statistical institutions often is not available for more recent years.
Currency conversion factor: (ZAR -> USD) = 0.076
The industry classification is based on the SIC - system in South Africa. The industry “manufacture of structural metal products“ has the code “3541“.
Over the past years, housing and industrial construction and civil engineering activities have witnessed a decline in South Africa, due to cost overruns, a decline in government spending on infrastructural projects and a high unemployment rate. As a result, many related industries have witnessed only tepid growth, with one such being the structural metal products manufacturing industry, as a vast majority of structural metal products such as metal doors, shutters and window frames are used by the construction and engineering sector. Industry revenues are projected to only grow from *** billion U.S. dollars in 2017 to *** billion U.S. dollars by 2023. Moreover, South Africa’s overall steel consumption has also declined from * million tonnes in 2014 to *** million tonnes in 2018.
ArcelorMittal shuts down steel plant
Owing to the mounting losses, ArcelorMittal, the largest steel manufacturer in South Africa and indeed the world, has shut its plant located in the town of Saldanha, near Cape Town. As per data from the business standard, the company reported a net loss of *** million U.S. dollars for the financial quarter ending September 2019, due to the higher material costs and lower steel shipment prices.
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Statistics South Africa. (June 3, 2019). Industry revenue of “manufacture of structural metal products“ in South Africa from 2011 to 2023 (in billion U.S. Dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /forecasts/424523/manufacture-of-structural-metal-products-revenue-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. "Industry revenue of “manufacture of structural metal products“ in South Africa from 2011 to 2023 (in billion U.S. Dollars)." Chart. June 3, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /forecasts/424523/manufacture-of-structural-metal-products-revenue-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. (2019). Industry revenue of “manufacture of structural metal products“ in South Africa from 2011 to 2023 (in billion U.S. Dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /forecasts/424523/manufacture-of-structural-metal-products-revenue-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. "Industry Revenue of “manufacture of Structural Metal Products“ in South Africa from 2011 to 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Jun 2019, /forecasts/424523/manufacture-of-structural-metal-products-revenue-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa, Industry revenue of “manufacture of structural metal products“ in South Africa from 2011 to 2023 (in billion U.S. Dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /forecasts/424523/manufacture-of-structural-metal-products-revenue-in-south-africa/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Industry revenue of “manufacture of structural metal products“ in South Africa from 2011 to 2023 (in billion U.S. Dollars) [Graph], Statistics South Africa, June 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: /forecasts/424523/manufacture-of-structural-metal-products-revenue-in-south-africa/
