Botswana�s annual steel import bill at P775m
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Officially launching the factory here yesterday, Masisi said local steel demand last year was met primarily by South Africa and China.
He said steel was a basic commodity required by any developing economy for infrastructural developments, mines and construction. According to international trade statistics, SADC imported P36 billion worth of steel in 2014 and the local demand amounted to P775 million.
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