Counterfeit steel products flood market

Kamudyariwa
Kamudyariwa

A company that specialises in manufacturing of steel products in Gaborone has called for action against the importation of cheap counterfeit steel products that flood the country.

At a symposium hosted by the German Engineering Association recently, the director of Elmex Steel Works, Sadler Kamudyariwa said the cheap and inferior steel products, which are mainly from Asia, are destroying the industry and might lead to its stagnation.

“It is a fact that cheap imports in whatever form adversely affect production in any given industry. Steel products industry is no exception.  Cheap and counterfeit steel products are disturbing the pricing dynamics in the country,” he said.

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