
South Africa's Afripalm Resources has signed an agreement with Steel Authority of India (SAIL) to build a steel mill in South Africa, according to a report in the Business Day newspaper.
The paper said the two companies would carry out a feasibility study for a R21 billion plant with a production capacity of between three to five million tonnes of steel a year.
Under the terms of the agreement, Afripalm will also establish a distribution business for SAIL’s products in South Africa, the paper said.