Table of Contents 2
List of figures 3
List of tables 4
Executive Summary 9
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT OBJECTIVES 12
Introduction 12
Project Objectives 12
SECTION 2: INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SMMES 14
Importance of manufacturing – International experience 14
International importance of SMMEs 15
SECTION 3: THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR 17
Background trends to the SA manufacturing sector 17
Gross fixed capital formation in the SA manufacturing sector 20
Employment in the manufacturing sector 22
Imports and exports in the manufacturing sector 24
Forward and Backward Linkages in the Manufacturing Sector 28
Provincial Manufacturing Activity 28
Forecasting in the Manufacturing Sector 29
Manufacturing Sector by Enterprise Size and Employment Contribution 30
SECTION 4: POLICY & PROGRAMMES ON MANUFACTURING 35
Introduction 35
The New Growth Path 35
Policies at a Provincial and Local Level 40
Provincial and Local Economic Development Strategies 41
SECTION 5: MANUFACTURING SUB SECTOR ANALYSIS 83
The Agro – Processing Subsector 83
The Automotive Subsector 89
The Plastic Subsector 100
The Chemicals Subsector 109
The Textile Subsector 125
The Metals Subsector 132
Wood Product, Publishing and Printing 139
Furniture 146
SECTION 6: RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR 153
SECTION 7: TELEPHONIC PROFILING REPORT 161
7.1: Business Profiling 163
7.2: Awareness 169
7.3: Respondent Recommendations 174
SECTION 8: RECOMMENDATIONS AND POLICY INITIATIVES 176
Recommendations: Market Penetrations, Options and Strategies 179
Services and Product Market Sectors 181
Recommendations: Possible Working Relationships/Partnerships 182
SECTION 9: CONCLUSION 185