NEW YORK - Keurig Green Mountain, maker of single-cup coffee pods and makers, said Monday it is being bought for $13.9 billion by a group of private investors led by JAB Holding Company. 8 Dec 2015
Advanced manufacturing products account for nearly half of South Africa's manufactured exports. These are those high value-added manufactured goods, like industrial and agricultural machinery, chemicals and automotive products, which require competent manufacture rather than low-cost labour to succeed. By moving beyond products that are proven export successes like vehicles, and into product adjacencies such as vehicle component kits, South Africa could add more than R500 billion to exports by 2030. 8 Dec 2015
The South African Civil Aviation Authority, which in July promulgated regulations governing the operation of drones, is considering requirements for manufacturers. 24 Nov 2015
K-Way Manufacturers, the manufacturing division of the Cape Union Mart Group, has been recognised by the Fibre Processing & Manufacturing SETA (FP&M SETA), for providing opportunities for young people to work and acquire skills in the clothing industry. FP&M SETA has recognised K-Way as the Best Practice Workplace Provider in the Learnership Category for 2015. 23 Nov 2015
Manufacturing output turned the corner in September, providing a glimmer of hope that the economy may have avoided recession in the third quarter. 11 Nov 2015
Clay brick manufacturer Brikor said on Monday it was the first JSE-listed firm to have come out of provisional liquidation. 5 Nov 2015
The Manufacturing Indaba Western Cape, which will take place on Friday, 6 November, 2015, at the CTICC, brings a stellar line-up of speakers to Western Cape manufacturers looking to grow their manufacturing businesses in the midst the challenges of load shedding, rising labour costs, cheap imports, lack of competitiness and labour issues. The province's manufacturing delegates will also find out how to make the most of the government's programmes to enhance their manufacturing competitiveness. 4 Nov 2015
The R5bn manufacturing competitiveness enhancement programme, established by the government to cushion local manufacturers from the effects of the global financial crisis, has been exhausted, leaving a lot of companies in distress. 30 Oct 2015
Karen Humphris, Business Continuity Management Advisor at ContinuitySA.
The disciplines of business continuity management are increasingly helping some of the world's leading manufacturers to identify and mitigate the complex set of risks they face. 29 Oct 2015
The sale of Evraz Highveld Steel & Vanadium to Hong Kongbased International Resources may be in jeopardy, with the shuttered steel maker's parent company Evraz plc bringing court challenge against the business rescue plan of its South African subsidiary. 27 Oct 2015
Made possible by the success of the national Manufacturing Indaba held at Emperor's Palace, Ekurhuleni, in June, in conjunction with the Department of Trade & Industry (dti) and the Manufacturing Circle, the Western Cape roadshow will take place on Friday, 6 November at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The Indaba will provide a national platform for the province's manufacturers to workshop and network with the government's policy makers and industry leaders to unlock the growth opportunities of the sector in line with the National Development Plan. 22 Oct 2015
The news that the South African manufacturing sector is technically in recession will make expansion into Africa's high-growth countries and regions more attractive to companies looking to ride the economic boom that is beginning to transform sub-Saharan Africa and further north on the continent, said Standard Bank. 16 Oct 2015
Unilever South Africa has opened its first state-of-the-art ice cream factory in Africa in the Lords View Industrial Park, Midrand. The factory is one of 40 Unilever ice cream factories across the globe and sets new standards in green manufacturing and low-cost manufacturing, respectively. 14 Oct 2015
Manufacturing production fell in August compared with a year ago (year on year) after increasing in July, reflecting the negative effects of weak demand and lower commodity prices on the sector. 9 Oct 2015
While power shortages remain one of a number of challenges South African manufacturers are facing in 2015, there is a silver lining: solid demand and efforts to trim costs and boost operational efficiencies are expected to shore up earnings in certain segments... 8 Oct 2015
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.
Photographer: Trevor Samson
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CAPE TOWN - Prospects are looking promising for the steel industry to get further protection against cheap Chinese imports and for the state to win its battle for a "developmental" steel price. 5 Oct 2015
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