STAINLESS STEEL MAGAZINE - ISSUE 3 - JULY 2026

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Demand Driver R1bn Food-Processing Investment Could Unlock 2000 t Stainless Steel Demand Demand Driver R156bn Water Pipeline Could Drive New Stainless Steel Demand Africa Market Intelligence Zimbabwe’s Industrial Reset: New Growth Frontier for Stainless Steel Sassda News Sassda Consultancy Turns Stainless Steel Data into Industry Action Sassda News KZN Stainless Steel Industry Proves it Has Drive Obituary Memoriam: Tom Rice - Farewell to a Giant of the Industry Obituary Memoriam: Les Midgley: Builder, Entrepeneur, Adventurer & Gentleman

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Industry Perspective Turning Protection into Production GPS Roundup Market Intelligence to Boost Business Growth Sassda News Sassda Opens Global OEM Supply Chain to Local Stainless Steel Fabricators Sassda News Sassda Builds Data-Driven Case to Defend SA’s Hollowware Industry State of the Stainless Steel Nation Protection Buys Time But Demand Will Determine the Future Professional Profile Closing the Loop: Skills, Sustainability & Stainless Steel’s Future Technical Case Study Straight First Time: How Welding Planning Prevents Costly Distortion Technical Case Study Before the Arc Strikes: How to Predict and Control Stainless Steel Weld Shrinkage

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