- CEO
- Frederik Botha
- Full Time Employees
- 658
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Steel
- Address
- 359 Crocker Road Germiston GT South Africa 1407
- IPO Date
- Mar 4, 2008
- Business
- Insimbi Industrial Holdings Limited is a South Africa-based industrial group providing resource-based commodities including ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, refractory materials, foundry consumables, and recycled metals to steel, aluminum, cement, foundry, paper, pulp, plastics, automotive, mining, construction, and infrastructure industries. Founded in 1970 and headquartered at 359 Crocker Road, Wadeville, Germiston, the company operates through Non-Ferrous, Ferrous, Refractory, and Plastics segments; the Non-Ferrous segment supplies recycled non-ferrous metals such as copper and aluminum to foundry, automotive, heavy aluminum, and powder coating sectors with a focus on exports; the Ferrous segment delivers raw materials including steel and polypropylene fibers, recycled ferrous metals, and inputs for steel and stainless steel production to welding and optical industries; the Refractory segment offers refractory products for steel, platinum, cement, paper, and pulp applications along with industrial heat-resistant textiles; and the Plastics segment supports related manufacturing needs. Insimbi maintains operations from facilities in Cape Town, Johannesburg, eMalahleni, and Durban, serving domestic markets in South Africa while exporting to over 20 countries across Africa including Botswana, DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; Asia including Bahrain, China, Hong Kong, India, and Singapore; Europe including Cyprus, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and UK; and other regions such as Argentina, Brazil, UAE, and USA. Key subsidiaries encompass Insimbi Alloy Supplies Proprietary Limited, Amalgamated Metals Recycling Proprietary Limited, Treppo Group Proprietary Limited, and Insimbi Aluminium Alloys Proprietary Limited, with the group reporting revenue of R6.1 billion for the fiscal year ended February 2024 alongside a 6% reduction in operating expenses to R327 million, EBITDA of R255 million, and ongoing degearing of its balance sheet through R40 million in interest-bearing debt repayments despite challenges from a temporary export ban on recycled metals that expired in December 2023; recent stakeholder developments include Sugarfields Fund I acquiring an additional minority stake on October 31, 2025, while the group advances organic growth supported by normalized exports, rand depreciation benefits on USD-priced commodities, and strategic cost management amid global decarbonization trends favoring recycled metals for electric vehicle production.