South Africas scrap metal recyclers have zeroed in on the International Trade Administration Commissions Itac refusal to scrap the seller pays for transport clause in its Price Preference System PPS amendments, labelling it a tool that entrenches cartel dominance and crushes remote suppliers.
In a response endorsed by the Recycling Association of South Africa, CEO Nancy Strachan, Metal Recyclers Association chairperson Quintin Starkey, and Scrap Recycling Coalition chairperson Mark Fine, the changes are described as a betrayal of fair trade and economic justice. The amendments were gazetted on October 31.
The group of organisations alleges that retaining the clause despite overwhelming evidence of its anti-competitive effects perpetuates geographic market rigging.
