Janet Wilhelm
As South Africa responds to COVID-19 and aims to stimulate the economy and job creation post lockdown, an opportunity should not be missed to consider investing in new product markets which could increase the size and dynamism of the manufacturing sector. Such a package could contribute to arresting the trend of deindustrialisation and shift the trajectory of the industrial base into new, sustainable growth areas and value chains. This would result in new factories, new downstream demand for primary and intermediate inputs, new export products, increased foreign exchange earnings, and new direct and indirect long-term jobs.
Using the idea of “business unusual” TIPS economists put together a Post COVID-19 recovery programme that could provide the impetus to arrest the trend of deindustrialisation and herald the beginning of a new generation of industrial activity. The study comprises a main consolidated report and the seven initial projects that have been identified.
Download a copy or read online Main consolidated report
Seven projects
Project one: Borehole drilling rigs
Project three: Polylactic acid
Project four: Containerised short sea shipping service
Project five: Alternative fuel
Project six: Furfural and furfuryl alcohol plant (biochemicals)
As South Africa responds to COVID-19 and aims to stimulate the economy and job creation post lockdown, an opportunity should not be missed to consider investing in new product markets which could increase the size and dynamism of the manufacturing sector. Such a package could contribute to arresting the trend of deindustrialisation and shift the trajectory of the industrial base into new, sustainable growth areas and value chains. This would result in new factories, new downstream demand for primary and intermediate inputs, new export products, increased foreign exchange earnings, and new direct and indirect long-term jobs.
Using the idea of “business unusual” TIPS economists put together a Post COVID-19 recovery programme that could provide the impetus to arrest the trend of deindustrialisation and herald the beginning of a new generation of industrial activity. The study comprises a main consolidated report and the seven initial projects that have been identified, including this one on Borehole drilling rigs. This project looks at the production of 100% local content borehole drilling rigs specifically engineered for small and medium enterprise drillers to service increased investment in groundwater access in South Africa and the African export market.
Download a copy or read online Project one: Borehole drilling rigs
Main report and other projects
Main consolidated report: Industrial development projects
Project three: Polylactic acid (bioplastics)
Project four: Containerised short sea shipping service
Project five: Alternative fuel
Project six: Furfural and furfuryl alcohol plant (biochemicals)
Post COVID-19 industrial development projects: Industrial hemp
As South Africa responds to COVID-19 and aims to stimulate the economy and job creation post lockdown, an opportunity should not be missed to consider investing in new product markets which could increase the size and dynamism of the manufacturing sector. Such a package could contribute to arresting the trend of deindustrialisation and shift the trajectory of the industrial base into new, sustainable growth areas and value chains. This would result in new factories, new downstream demand for primary and intermediate inputs, new export products, increased foreign exchange earnings, and new direct and indirect long-term jobs.
Using the idea of “business unusual” TIPS economists put together a Post COVID-19 recovery programme that could provide the impetus to arrest the trend of deindustrialisation and herald the beginning of a new generation of industrial activity. The study comprises a main consolidated report and the seven initial projects that have been identified, including this one on Industrial hemp.This project looks at commercial scale cultivation and production of de-hulled (possibly organic) hemp seeds for human consumption for the export market.
Download a copy or read online Project two: Industrial hemp
Main report and other projects
Main consolidated report: Industrial development projects
Project one: Borehole drilling rigs
Project three: Polylactic acid (bioplastics)
Project four: Containerised short sea shipping service
Project five: Alternative fuel
Project six: Furfural and furfuryl alcohol plant (biochemicals)
As South Africa responds to COVID-19 and aims to stimulate the economy and job creation post lockdown, an opportunity should not be missed to consider investing in new product markets which could increase the size and dynamism of the manufacturing sector. Such a package could contribute to arresting the trend of deindustrialisation and shift the trajectory of the industrial base into new, sustainable growth areas and value chains. This would result in new factories, new downstream demand for primary and intermediate inputs, new export products, increased foreign exchange earnings, and new direct and indirect long-term jobs.
Using the idea of “business unusual” TIPS economists put together a Post COVID-19 recovery programme that could provide the impetus to arrest the trend of deindustrialisation and herald the beginning of a new generation of industrial activity. The study comprises a main consolidated report and the seven initial projects that have been identified, including this one on Polylactic acid (bioplastics). This project looks at supporting the sugar industry through the domestic production of polylactic acid for export and downstream domestic value addition.
Download a copy or read online Project three: Polylactic acid (bioplastics)
Main report and other projects
Main consolidated report: Industrial development projects
Project one: Borehole drilling rigs
Project four: Containerised short sea shipping service
Project five: Alternative fuel
Project six: Furfural and furfuryl alcohol plant (biochemicals)
Post COVID-19 industrial development projects: Containerised short sea shipping service
As South Africa responds to COVID-19 and aims to stimulate the economy and job creation post lockdown, an opportunity should not be missed to consider investing in new product markets which could increase the size and dynamism of the manufacturing sector. Such a package could contribute to arresting the trend of deindustrialisation and shift the trajectory of the industrial base into new, sustainable growth areas and value chains. This would result in new factories, new downstream demand for primary and intermediate inputs, new export products, increased foreign exchange earnings, and new direct and indirect long-term jobs.
Using the idea of “business unusual” TIPS economists put together a Post COVID-19 recovery programme that could provide the impetus to arrest the trend of deindustrialisation and herald the beginning of a new generation of industrial activity. The study comprises a main consolidated report and the seven initial projects that have been identified, including this one on a Containerised short sea shipping service. This project looks at creating a short sea shipping service to increase containerise intra-regional trade between South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya and their hinterlands.
Download a copy or read online Project four: Containerised short sea shipping service
Main report and other projects
Main consolidated report: Industrial development projects
Project one: Borehole drilling rigs
Project three: Polylactic acid (bioplastics)
Project five: Alternative fuel
Project six: Furfural and furfuryl alcohol plant (biochemicals)
Post COVID-19 industrial development projects: Alternative fuel
As South Africa responds to COVID-19 and aims to stimulate the economy and job creation post lockdown, an opportunity should not be missed to consider investing in new product markets which could increase the size and dynamism of the manufacturing sector. Such a package could contribute to arresting the trend of deindustrialisation and shift the trajectory of the industrial base into new, sustainable growth areas and value chains. This would result in new factories, new downstream demand for primary and intermediate inputs, new export products, increased foreign exchange earnings, and new direct and indirect long-term jobs.
Using the idea of “business unusual” TIPS economists put together a Post COVID-19 recovery programme that could provide the impetus to arrest the trend of deindustrialisation and herald the beginning of a new generation of industrial activity. The study comprises a main consolidated report and the seven initial projects that have been identified, including this one on Alternative fuel. This project looks at establishing a co-processing facility at a cement plant as a means to catalyse a broader waste beneficiation industry in South Africa.
Download a copy or read online Project five: Alternative fuel
Main report and other projects
Main consolidated report: Industrial development projects
Project one: Borehole drilling rigs
Project three: Polylactic acid (bioplastics)
Project four: Containerised short sea shipping service
Project six: Furfural and furfuryl alcohol plant (biochemicals)
Post COVID-19 industrial development projects: Furfural and furfuryl alcohol plant (biochemicals)
As South Africa responds to COVID-19 and aims to stimulate the economy and job creation post lockdown, an opportunity should not be missed to consider investing in new product markets which could increase the size and dynamism of the manufacturing sector. Such a package could contribute to arresting the trend of deindustrialisation and shift the trajectory of the industrial base into new, sustainable growth areas and value chains. This would result in new factories, new downstream demand for primary and intermediate inputs, new export products, increased foreign exchange earnings, and new direct and indirect long-term jobs.
Using the idea of “business unusual” TIPS economists put together a Post COVID-19 recovery programme that could provide the impetus to arrest the trend of deindustrialisation and herald the beginning of a new generation of industrial activity. The study comprises a main consolidated report and the seven initial projects that have been identified, including this one on Furfural and furfuryl alcohol plant (biochemicals). This project looks at the commercial scale production of furfural and furfural alcohol from sugarcane bagasse for the local foundry industry and broader export market.
Download a copy of read online Project six: Furfural and furfuryl alcohol plant (biochemicals)
Main report and other projects
Main consolidated report: Industrial development projects
Project one: Borehole drilling rigs
Project three: Polylactic acid (bioplastics)
Project four: Containerised short sea shipping service
As South Africa responds to COVID-19 and aims to stimulate the economy and job creation post lockdown, an opportunity should not be missed to consider investing in new product markets which could increase the size and dynamism of the manufacturing sector. Such a package could contribute to arresting the trend of deindustrialisation and shift the trajectory of the industrial base into new, sustainable growth areas and value chains. This would result in new factories, new downstream demand for primary and intermediate inputs, new export products, increased foreign exchange earnings, and new direct and indirect long-term jobs.
Using the idea of “business unusual” TIPS economists put together a Post COVID-19 recovery programme that could provide the impetus to arrest the trend of deindustrialisation and herald the beginning of a new generation of industrial activity. The study comprises a main consolidated report and the seven initial projects that have been identified, including this one on Motocycle components. This project looks at the production of Class A motocycle components (only) for export to the African assembly and after-sales markets.
Download a copy or read online Project seven: Motocycle components
Main report and other projects
Main consolidated report: Industrial development projects
Project one: Borehole drilling rigs
Project three: Polylactic acid (bioplastics)
Project four: Containerised short sea shipping service
Project five: Alternative fuel
Project six: Furfural and furfuryl alcohol plant (biochemicals)
SOC mandates, outcomes and the COVID-19 pandemic
This paper:
- Reviews the socio-economic mandates of the major state-owned companies (SOCs) as reflected in official documents, sometimes only implicitly;
- Provides case studies of four leading SOCs in terms of their socio-economic and financial mandates over the past decade or so; and
- The actual and potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the four case studies.
The study reviews the SOC and development finance institute landscape in terms of the functions and size of the various entities. It then looks in more detail at Eskom, SANRAL, Transnet and Denel.
It concludes with a discussion of some common shortcomings identified in the analysis of the four SOCs.
Engineering News - 14 December 2021 by Schalk Burger