Pula Steel exports first products to South Africa
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Pula Steel targets to sell over 300 tonnes per month
The billet is the first batch of 1,000 tonnes of steel ordered by Veer Metals. Pula Steel’s Chief Executive Officer, Ranvir Verma said the market looks lucrative as two more companies from Zambia and Zimbabwe have already placed orders. He added the company is looking forward to supplying the whole of Southern Africa with steel and said they produce the best quality product that is the most sought after in the industry.
He could not disclose the monetary value of the first order, but said there is no fixed figure as the value depends on quality and may differ from the agreement reached with a customer.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...