The Manufacturing community of South Africa

Cape business welcomes R1bn port tariff cut

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:21:00 +0200

The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the announcement in the state of the nation speech that port tariffs are to be reduced by about R1bn.
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R1.6bn for SA-Swiss pharmaceuticals project

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:06:00 +0200

Engineering News reports that Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor announced that South Africa will set up a R1.6-billion plant to manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients (AIPs) for antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) in a joint venture with Swiss group Lonza.
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Confusion over SA, Swiss drugs deal

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0200

It was unclear if government had formed a R1.6bn deal with Swiss pharmaceutical giant Lonza to establish the manufacturing of critical drug components, as the company issued a statement saying that talks were still at an early stage.
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Auto sector welcomes port tariff cuts

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:37:00 +0200

The automotive sector has welcomed the reduction of the port tariffs and possible review of Eskom's tariff structure.
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Manufacturing increases could aid South Africa

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:31:00 +0200

According to George Marais, information analyst at Coface South Africa, worldwide manufacturing continues to perform well, recently posting strong quarterly gains in major economies, despite fears of another recessionary dip.
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SA's Dulux is making significant inroads into Africa

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:54:00 +0200

International paint and associated products manufacturer Dulux South Africa is making significant inroads into Africa, particularly in growing its business in the eastern part of the continent. The company has been established in East Africa for a number of years, where it hosts three licensed operations, in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, Dulux international business development executive Deon Nieuwoudt tells Engineering News.
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SONA in a nutshell

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:06:00 +0200

Union and business representatives have welcomed President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation address to Parliament and, while the speech was held by some observers to be uninspiring it contained a lot of detail about the government's plans to boost jobs and invest in infrastructure.
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Cosatu condemns Seardel group closures

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:28:00 +0200

Cosatu on Thursday (9 February 2012) said it was outraged by the alleged announcement by the Seardel group which "threatened to close a number of companies" that would effectively put hundreds of workers out of a job.
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2012 salaries for the retail and manufacturing industries

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:47:00 +0200

CareerJunction, one of South Africa's leading online recruitment solutions, has released industry-related salary figures for 2012 based on the FMCG, retail & wholesale and manufacturing, production & trades industries.
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Suzlon may set up South African wind-turbine equipment plant

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:49:00 +0200

Bloomberg reports that Suzlon Energy, India's biggest wind-turbine maker, may build a plant to make equipment for turbines in South Africa, as part of the company's SA expansion drive. Silas Zimu, chief executive officer of Suzlon's South African business, said in a phone interview from Johannesburg that Suzlon is studying potential sites in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape.
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