A great day was had to mark Safal Steel's official opening ceremony - 5 March 2012
The function was held on site in Cato Ridge, and despite the possible threats of cyclone Irina the mood was not dampened.
Safal Steel played host to elite dignitaries such as the Minister of Trade and Industry - Dr Rob Davies, Mr Shinya Higuchi MD of Nippon Steel, Mr Naoyuki Akimoto Executive officer of Marubeni Itochu Steel Inc. Dr Manu Chandaria as well as various project suppliers and our valued customers.
From 2006 when the first feasibility studies were conducted, over 2,500,000 man hours were deployed to get the facility constructed, January 2011 marked full commercial production for Safal Steel. Our capacity for supply to the local SA markets and various export markets is 150 000 tons per annum, in our first year of production we achieved over 70 000 tons distribution. A prestigious award was attained from the Durban Chamber of commerce "Exporter of the year" which was posted in a blog last year.
Safal Steel would like to extend thanks to every individual and company involved in getting Safal Steel operational, project suppliers, customers, government officials and last but by no ways least our dedicated staff and their families.
We trust that Safal Steel will continue to reach milestones in its growth phase and for our various partnerships to remain cemented and firm.
Regards Team Safal Steel.
