Manufacturing production in SA increased by 3.0% year-on-year (y/y) in August after an upwardly revised 6.3% (5.8%) y/y rise in July‚ data released by Statistics SA on Thursday showed.
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[Linda Ensor] Arms manufacturer Denel is the best performing state owned enterprise in terms of good corporate governance even though it is making losses‚ research has shown.
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Hino Motors of Japan has set up a joint venture with a Malaysian company, MBM Resources Berhad (MBMR), to build a truck manufacturing plant in that country. MBMR is Hino's local partner in Malaysia and holds a 42% share in Hino's sales subsidiary, Hino Motors (Malaysia).
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The introduction of Eco-Choice Africa's (ECA) eco-label provides information and guidance on environmentally responsible products. Not only does this enable manufacturers to achieve external verification for sustainable products, but it also allows consumers to identify and source 'greener' products with confidence - which, in turn, stimulates a more sustainable market for responsible manufacturers.
Read more >>[Billy Tawanda Karombo] SABMiller has taken its traditional African beer brand‚ Chibuku - which is manufactured using either maize or sorghum - into ten other continental countries‚ a move the company says is motivated by its "affordability" and "product innovation" strategies.
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Consumers are being deceived by an increasing number of spray paints and car care products in aerosol cans that do not contain the volumes or weight stated on the containers, the Aerosol Manufacturers' Association (AMA) and SA Paint Manufacturing Association (SAPMA), warn in a joint statement.
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In the local automotive industry alone, US$1.5 billion worth of tooling is exported overseas every year. Keeping this tooling, and the jobs and revenue it generates, in South Africa is among the key concerns of the AfriMold trade fair, which takes place from 10-12 October 2012 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng.
Read more >>Steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa (ACL) said its Saldanha plant will be negatively affected if the illegal strike continues for more than a week and a half as it has stockpiles to continue its operation only for a limited period.
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Manufacturing workers at Toyota South Africa Motors' Prospecton plant in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal returned to work on Friday 5 October after negotiating parties resolved a dispute that originated on Monday 1 October.
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This is the most comprehensive Kinsey Report yet, - 64 vehicle in 8 categories. The categories are slightly different this year - and hopefully will prove to be satisfactory to both the public and manufacturers alike.
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[Chris Bathembu] Government should help create South Africa's own black industrialists, President Jacob Zuma said in Johannesburg.
Read more >>Outdoor clothing manufacturer K-Way‚ which is part of Cape Union Mart‚ has invested R2m in equipment and machinery to gain an edge over imports from the East‚ which are putting strains on local clothing‚ textile and footwear manufacturers.
Read more >>The seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) by Kagiso Tiso Holdings lost four index points in September to 46.2 points from 50.2 in August.
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THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS: Dutch company VDL signed a deal on Monday to take over Mitsubishi's sole eastern European plant and start producing Minis there for Germany's BMW, in a rare piece of good news for European automakers.
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The Departments of Economic Development, Trade and Industry (dti) and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) have welcomed the Competition Appeal Court's decision, instructing retail giant Wal-Mart to set up a R240m supplier development fund as a condition for it acquiring South African retailer Massmart.
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