After a slight improvement in manufacturing production and signs the sector was picking up, output fell again in February. 12 Apr 2017
Manufacturing purchasing has held on to recent gains and only dipped slightly lower in March 2017, but the Cabinet reshuffle may have far-reaching consequences. 4 Apr 2017
LUANDA, Angola - A cosmetics factory, ABC Cosméticos, with a budget of $10 million and with capacity to produce 8.840 tonnes per a year of five different products, was inaugurated recently in Luanda by the Industry Minister, Bernarda Martins. 28 Mar 2017
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Plastics packaging and soft-drink group Bowler Metcalf said on Friday that revenue grew 14% to R291m during the six months to end-December. 10 Mar 2017
Addis is the first South African-owned manufacturer to comply fully with the international requirements of the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX) Global Conformance Programme. 7 Mar 2017
The major provider of cookware globally, Groupe SEB, has entered into an agreement with South African cookware manufacturer, Hendler & Hart, which will see the local company spearheading the sales and distribution of the premium range of Tefal/T-fal and Krups brands into Southern Africa. 21 Feb 2017
A recovery in agricultural output and the uptick in the mining sector could support demand going forward, BER economists predict. 13 Jan 2017
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BEIJING: China's manufacturing activity expanded at its quickest pace in nearly four years in December, an independent research firm said on Tuesday, in a sign of improving health for the world's second-largest economy. 3 Jan 2017
The closure of Mpact's plastics manufacturing facility in Zimbabwe, which will cost the company about R40m, is expected to contribute to considerably lower headline earnings for the packaging business when it reports its results for the 2016 financial year. 13 Dec 2016
The volume of goods produced by South African factories fell 2.7% in October from the same month in 2015, Statistics SA reported on Thursday. 9 Dec 2016
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Adcock Ingram Critical Care (AICC) gained commercial rights to the Pharma-Q range of products in SA last Friday. 8 Dec 2016
Although factory managers were upbeat about their performance in November, experts say such output was unlikely to contribute meaningfully to economic growth this quarter. 5 Dec 2016
GAZA CITY - Coca-Cola formally has opened its first factory in the Gaza Strip, the company announced on Wednesday, in a move that could create hundreds of jobs in the beleaguered Palestinian enclave. 2 Dec 2016
According to Deloitte's Global Manufacturing Competitiveness survey, South Africa is ranked 27th in the world, down three places from 2013 and it is expected to slip further down the ranking in the next five to ten years. The rising cost of production, combined with muted investments in technology, is making it difficult for South African manufacturers to compete with their international peers. 24 Nov 2016
Swedish group Electrolux will buy local water heater producer Kwikot Group from RMB Corvest and other parties, broadening its home comfort product range and boosting growth opportunities in Africa. 11 Nov 2016
SA's factory owners showed their biggest swing into pessimism on record in October, the Barclays-sponsored purchasing managers index (PMI) released on Tuesday showed. 2 Nov 2016
The key to reducing rubbish in SA, says MD of MPact Plastic Containers (MPC), Loutjie de Jongh, is for manufacturers to apply a "cradle-to-grave" approach to their products. 28 Oct 2016
Although manufacturing production rose more than expected in August, its contribution to third-quarter economic growth will be lower than that of the second quarter. 12 Oct 2016
The Barclays purchasing managers' index kicks off the economic data releases on Monday, with economists forecasting that its reading is likely to confirm the weak pace of activity in the manufacturing sector. 4 Oct 2016
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