SA’s biggest steel producer, ArcelorMittal SA, returned to profitability in the six months to end-June, benefiting from higher steel prices that were lifted by the opening of the global economy and low supply-chain inventories.

Average international steel prices rose 79% in dollar terms during the review period and 42% in rand terms, ArcelorMittal SA said in a statement on Thursday...

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