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ArcelorMittal prepares for S. Africa long steel closure

July 15, 2025

ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) warned that operational steps would need to be taken soon ahead of the planned September closure of its long steel business, if the government doesn’t provide further emergency support. Read More

In 2025, it’s no longer sufficient to say China is “dominant” in the global ferro alloys trade. That headline is dated. What matters now is understanding how China is reshaping the very mechanics of ore supply, alloy pricing, and trade flows – and what this means for miners, smelters, and manufacturers exposed to increasingly asymmetric markets.

In 2025, China isn’t just leading the ferro alloys market.

It’s redesigning it.

With on-the-ground reporters in South Africa, China and India, McCloskey’s Ores and Alloys team is here to decode not just the “what” but the strategic “why” behind these shifts.

At McCloskey, we don’t just report what happened.

We see what’s changing, before it hits your balance sheet.

Because the real commodity today? Foresight.