A Port Elizabeth-based company is producing unique clothing, furniture and accessories representing a bygone era - and their products can be found in exotic shops and locations ranging from the Okavango Delta to the Antarctic. 15 Mar 2010
The physical volume of manufacturing in South Africa in January 2010 rose 3.7% year-on-year (y/y) in January after an increase of 3.2% in December 2009, data released by Statistics SA on Thursday, 11 March 2010, showed. 12 Mar 2010
South African manufacturing production rose for the second successive month in January, growing by 3.7% y/y from 3.2% y/y previously, data released yesterday, 11 March 2010, by Statistics South Africa showed. 12 Mar 2010
AVI, the maker of Bakers biscuits, yesterday said it was likely to extend its biscuit-making capacity by half to target a lower-income market it does not sell to yet. 10 Mar 2010
A leading survey today will clarify the extent to which business confidence has picked up this year, while data on Thursday may deliver more good news on factory output. 8 Mar 2010
Nigel, Gauteng, will receive a R1.9 billion investment from Consol Glass as it builds a greenfields glass factory; the group has also announced expansions in the Western Cape. The moves clearly demonstrate the group's commitment to the growth of the glass packaging industry. 3 Mar 2010
Producer Price Inflation (PPI), which is the price of goods leaving factories and mines, came in at 2.7% for January 2010, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Thursday, 25 February 2010. 25 Feb 2010
The physical volume of manufacturing in South Africa in 2009 reflected a decrease of 12.5% compared with 2008, data released by Stats SA on Thursday, 11 February 2010, showed. 12 Feb 2010
The Global Brands Group (GBG) is leading an investigation into Shanghai Fashion Plastic Products and Gifts, the Chinese factory that has been criticised for making the official World Cup mascot, Zakumi, under poor working conditions. 4 Feb 2010
Manufacturing activity quickened for the sixth month in a row last month, and employment in the sector picked up for the first time since April 2008, a key industry survey showed this week. 2 Feb 2010
Producer Price Inflation, which is the price of goods leaving factories and mines, came in at 0.7% for December 2009, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). 28 Jan 2010
Coface, the international credit insurer, said on Tuesday, 26 January, that the manufacturing sector would remain tough in 2010, however, the steel industry was set to improve towards the end of the first quarter. 27 Jan 2010
Pharmaceutical giant Glaxo-SmithKline has moved a major part of its manufacturing out of South Africa due to forecasts of a 35% electricity tariff hike, an executive told the National Energy Regulator on Wednesday, 20 January 2010. 21 Jan 2010
Manufacturing activity grew faster than expected last month, a key industry survey showed yesterday, 18 January 2010, supporting hope that the recovery in the economy's second-biggest sector is gaining momentum. 19 Jan 2010
South Africa's manufacturing production is expected to advance further as the global economy crawls out of recession. 18 Jan 2010
The downturn in manufacturing is slowing, latest figures show. 14 Jan 2010
The global recession could end only in 2012, but Africa could take advantage of a likely shift in manufacturing jobs to the continent. 12 Jan 2010
Transnet announced late last week that it had signed an agreement with General Electric South Africa Technologies (GESAT) for the supply 100 new diesel locomotives primarily for use in its general freight business. The first locomotive is to be delivered in 2011 and the last in 2012. 23 Dec 2009
The improvement in manufacturing production in October is encouraging from a growth perspective, but underlying trends reveal that the internal growth dynamic may still be too weak to drive the sector forward. 11 Dec 2009
LONDON, UK: China and the World Bank are in talks on setting up low-cost factories in new industrial zones in Africa to help nations achieve higher economic growth, bank president Robert Zoellick said on Friday, 4 December 2009. 8 Dec 2009
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