{"id":226168,"date":"2022-05-17T01:26:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T23:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=115976"},"modified":"2022-05-17T01:26:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T23:26:12","slug":"seifsa-conference-will-provide-an-important-platform-to-assess-the-steel-master-plan-and-plot-its-way-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/seifsa-conference-will-provide-an-important-platform-to-assess-the-steel-master-plan-and-plot-its-way-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"SEIFSA Conference will provide an important platform to assess the steel master plan and plot its way forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/seifsa-conference-will-provide-an-important-platform-to-assess-the-steel-master-plan-and-plot-its-way-forward.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/seifsa-conference-will-provide-an-important-platform-to-assess-the-steel-master-plan-and-plot-its-way-forward.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115977\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115977\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=115977\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-image-115977 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/seifsa-conference-will-provide-an-important-platform-to-assess-the-steel-master-plan-and-plot-its-way-forward.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115977 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/seifsa-conference-will-provide-an-important-platform-to-assess-the-steel-master-plan-and-plot-its-way-forward.jpg\" alt width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucio Trentini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SEIFSA Conference will provide an important platform to assess the steel master plan and plot its way forward<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s pivotal steel sector will get some much-needed attention at the Steel and Engineering Federation of Southern Africa\u2019s (SEIFSA\u2019s) Mainstreaming the Steel Master Plan Conference to be held in Kempton Park on May 19 and 20.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSteel forms the foundation of any modern economy and is essential to every single industry sector; our steel sector urgently needs policies to instil confidence in its viability to attract both local and international direct investment,\u201d says SEIFSA CEO Lucio Trentini.<\/p>\n<p>The Steel Master Plan (SMP) \u2014 which was launched almost a year ago on June 11 2021 \u2014 provides a roadmap for the industry to follow in order to re-energise itself and expand production of the sector.<br \/>The SMP contains the \u201cpractical steps that need to be implemented progressively by all stakeholders across the steel and fabrication value chain. Without greater focus and prioritisation, the SMP will remain captive to high levels of ambition with limited real-world effectiveness,\u201d warns SEIFSA COO Tafadzwa Chibanguza.<\/p>\n<p>Trentini points to the issues \u2014 both immediate and longer term \u2014 that the plan outlines, which will be addressed at the conference. \u201cThere are burning issues that threaten the immediate viability of the sector versus the longer-term growth initiatives for the sector. A prerequisite to growing the sector is saving the existing capacity from further contraction. The long-term growth drivers of the sector are vested in the country\u2019s infrastructure drive, development of industry value chains and the greening of the industry to make it resilient in the climate change debate,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>These concerns, including the supply of scrap metal, the development of an industry support fund and considerations of input costs, are just some of the topics that will be addressed at the conference.<br \/>Department of Trade, Industry and Competition officials, representatives from the Steel Oversight Committee, Business and Labour leaders will provide insight and analysis of the progress of the SMP, along with commitments that will lay the foundation for the development and growth of the M&amp;E sector.<br \/>Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel will deliver the keynote address, after an opening address from Elias Monage, SEIFSA President. Other speakers include Dr Bernie Fanaroff, Special Adviser to the DTIC Minister, Irvin Jim, the General Secretary of National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), and other notable industry leaders and role players<\/p>\n<p>Large corporates, SMEs, company executives, public servants and anyone eager to attend or just find out more can visit the conference website (https:\/\/www.seifsa.co.za\/product\/steel-master-plan-conference\/) for all the details of the Mainstreaming the Steel Master Plan Conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Mainstreaming the Steel Master Plan Conference will be held on May 19 and 20 at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park<br \/>The Conference will be organised and hosted by SEIFSA in partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition.<br \/>To register, go to: https:\/\/www.seifsa.co.za\/product\/steel-master-plan-conference\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">87<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/seifsa-conference-will-provide-an-important-platform-to-assess-the-steel-master-plan-and-plot-its-way-forward\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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