Zimbabwe’s Value-Added Steel Exports Surge 254% in Q1 of 2026: State Media

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Zimbabwe’s Value-Added Steel Exports Surge 254% in Q1 of 2026: State Media

Q1 2026 Performance
Steel sales: 190,612 tonnes (compared to 76,163 tonnes in Q1 2025 → +150%)

The surge was driven by increased production of value-added steel products and strong regional demand, MMCZ General Manager Dr. Nomsa Moyo said.

Full-Year 2025
Export volume: 146,314 tonnes
Export value: $92.1 million (Year-on-Year Value Change: +450%)

Zimbabwe intensifies its export-led industrialization and beneficiation strategy.

Record Foreign Currency Earnings
2025: $16 billion
2017: $5.5 billion

South Africa has emerged as a key buyer of value-added steel products from Dinson Iron and Steel Company’s Manhize plant.

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