Southern African Institute of Steel Construction

Our industry

The things we produce Structures for: Buildings Bridges Power stations Petrochemical plant Mining industry Roads Railways Community buildings Factories Stadia Shopping centres Transmission lines General industry Harbour cranes Communications Agriculture

Examples of our work

Burj Al Arab, Dubai

Examples of our work Ebay Liberation mining project

Examples of our work Khalifa Sports Complex, Abu Dhabi

Examples of our work Obanja Cement, Nigeria

Examples of our work Transmission line pylons

Examples of our work Snap Lake Project, Canada

Examples of our work Steel-framed house

Examples of our work Soccer City Johannesburg under construction

Examples of our work Maponya Mall, Soweto

Examples of our work Nelson Mandela Bridge

Modern workshop October 2009: Opening new Cosira works at Vulcan sq m 5000 tons/m

Fabrication in workshop DSE Works in Vanderbijlpark

Erection on construction Site Soccer City in Johannesburg under construction

WHAT DISTINGUISHES US FROM OTHER INDUSTRIES We don’t make widgets We participate in construction projects Structures are designed by engineers, architects and others Each structure (and virtually each element of each structure) is unique Projects typically large, take a long time Relatively small capital investment to create one job

WHAT DISTINGUISHES US FROM REST OF CONSTRUCTION SECTOR Elements made in workshop, assembled on site Safer, healthier, better trained and better paid jobs Computers play a bigger role in our lives (more knowledge intensive)

WHAT MAKES THE INDUSTRY IMPORTANT 40% of all steel used in construction About 2 m tons per year people employed Key enabling industry: have to have structure in place before machines can be places etc - without structural steel industry, can’t have other industries Green: social, economic, environment

World class industry Materials control systems Engineering and draughting Health, safety and the environment Quality assurance Competitive Past 3 years – huge investment in new equipment, software, training

An industry looking forward

SAISC Activities Technical: Handbooks, SABS standards, advice Education and training Industry improvement Interact with decision makers in government and private sector Promote the use of steel (market development) Defend home market

SAISC Export promotion (“International Steel Fabricators” – ISF) Promote image of SA industry in target markets Pursue projects in other countries – mobilise SA companies Surveillance of world and regional trends and opportunities Interact with government

Structural Steel Exports pa (t) HS Code 7308 ITAC statistics

Steel Construction Industry and IPAP NIPF (National Industrial Policy Framework) Launched Jan ’07 (Min. Mandisi Mpahlwa) Four lead sectors: Capital & transport goods & metal fabrication Automotive & components Chemicals, plastics & Pharmaceuticals Forestry, pulp & paper NIPP (Offset commitments) vs CSDP “Competitive Supplier Development Program”

Competitive Supplier Development Program NICHES (CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE): Structural Steel industry ! - Creating capacity, investments… - World class production, quality, safety.. - Export capability…and results - Creating jobs:75 per 1000t/a capacity - Training, upskilling, research & dev., - Sustainability…GREEN! - BBBEE: Construction Charter….

SAISC CSDP Participation DTI SDP program – became CSDP PBMR – Deferred, ongoing preparations NIASA – Delayed, ongoing preparations ESKOM - Power station steelwork - Power line industry - Project labour agreements (PLA’s) TRANSNET CSDP UNIDO SPX Centre – Profiling - Benchmarking

ESKOM CSDP Progress - Structural steel fabrication capacity - Substantial new capital investments - Best practice world wide studied - Most modern facilities world wide - Technical input: steel grades & sizes - Move from 40% ex Chinese to 100% RSA supply, fabricate & construct

Steel Construction Industry Kendal Power Station

ESKOM CSDP PROGRESS STEINMULLER : Boiler capacity Pipe bending DB THERMAL : New Nigel facility HITACHI : Various ALSTOM : Various

DTI INCENTIVES Not only financial !! Must not result in “crutch” industries Must align with other initiatives – eg SETAS, ASGISA, BBBEE, etc., etc. Must build capacity: knowledge economy EIP (Enterprise Investment Program) 2008 New ideas being requested / investigated

Steel Construction Industry New Opportunities POWER LINES HARBOUR CRANES SASOL PETROSA PBMR NIASA

With complements from: The Steel Construction Industry

THANK YOU ! MAKE THE SAISC AND THE STEEL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WORK FOR YOU “We speak fluent steel”