Report Coverage
This report focuses on the manufacture of plastics and plastic products in South Africa, including information on the size of the sector, trade statistics and factors that influence its performance. There are profiles of 52 companies including Sasol and Safripol, which dominate the production of primary plastics, major plastic product producers including Berry Astrapak, (RPC Astrapak), Nampak, Transpaco, Mpact and Polyoak Packaging and other players such as NCS Resins.
Introduction
Stats SA figures indicate 45,576 people were employed in the manufacture of plastic products in the fourth quarter of 2020, while the plastics and plastic products manufacturing sectors had a combined estimated turnover of R83.5bn in 2019. Data from the International Trade Centre’s Trade Map shows that in 2020, 708.8 kilotons (kt) of primary plastics worth US$703.8m, and 211.8kt of plastic products worth US$540.0m were exported. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic, weak economic conditions, rising input costs and growing concern about plastic products’ impact on the environment are some of the factors having a significant impact on the performance of local manufacturers of plastics and plastic products.
Strengths
• Access to raw materials due to abundant coal and gas reserves.
• The industry is committed to sustainable development and to reducing its environmental footprint.
• The plastics and plastic products manufacturing industry is well established.
• Wide range of end-users, with plastic products used in most sectors of the economy.
Weaknesses
• A shortage of qualified plastics engineers and technicians.
• Energy-intensive production processes make producers vulnerable to high electricity costs.
• The plastics and plastic products industry is characterised by the highly concentrated upstream manufacture of primary plastics.
Opportunities
• Increased use of plastic products in several sectors of the economy.
• Increasing demand for bioplastic products.
Threats
• Depressed domestic demand due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and weak economic conditions.
• Growing concern about plastic products’ impact on the environment.
• Increasing cost of electricity, water, transport, raw materials and labour.
• The relatively small size of the local and regional markets.
Outlook
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) expects global plastics production to grow by 40% by 2030 as a result of the construction of several ethylene plants in China, the United States and Europe due to increased demand for packaging, especially in Brazil, China and India. Plastics Europe forecasts European primary plastics production will increase in 2021, but pre-coronavirus production levels will be reached in 2022 at the earliest, depending on demand. The Nova Institute expects global production capacity of bio-based polymers to increase from 4.6 million tons (Mt) in 2020 to 6.7Mt by 2025 due to increased demand for bioplastics in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of plastics. The WWF forecasts South Africa’s per capita consumption of plastic will increase due to urbanisation and growth in the number of middle-income households, while Jan Venter, CEO of the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association, believes the plastic pipe manufacturing sector will take several years to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as it waits for the implementation of large projects to start. He said: “We know from experience that implementation and roll-out take long. Even if the decisions are taken and approved today to invest in new infrastructure or to upgrade the existing pipe networks, it will still take several months before we start seeing the impact and results”.
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1. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 1 |
2.1. | Industry Value Chain | 5 |
2.2. | Geographic Position | 7 |
3. | SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY | 8 |
4. | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 9 |
4.1. | Local | 9 |
4.1.1. | Trade | 12 |
4.1.2. | Corporate Actions | 15 |
4.1.3. | Regulations | 15 |
4.1.4. | Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development | 17 |
4.2. | Continental | 18 |
4.3. | International | 19 |
5. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 24 |
5.1. | Coronavirus | 24 |
5.2. | Economic Environment | 25 |
5.3. | Rising Input Costs | 26 |
5.4. | Environmental Concerns | 26 |
5.5. | Government Incentives and Support | 28 |
5.6. | Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation | 29 |
5.7. | Labour | 30 |
6. | COMPETITION | 32 |
6.1. | Barriers to Entry | 32 |
7. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 33 |
8. | OUTLOOK | 34 |
9. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 34 |
10. | REFERENCES | 35 |
10.1. | Publications | 35 |
10.2. | Websites | 36 |
APPENDIX 1 - ACRONYMS FOR PLASTIC TYPES | 37 | |
APPENDIX 2 - SUMMARY OF NOTABLE PLAYERS | 38 | |
Manufacturers of Plastics in Primary Form | 38 | |
Organogram - Manufacturers of Plastics in Primary Form | 40 | |
Manufacturers of Plastic Products | 41 | |
Organogram - Manufacturers of Plastics in Products | 49 | |
COMPANY PROFILES - MANUFACTURERS OF PLASTICS IN PRIMARY FORM | 53 | |
ALPHA PLAST (PTY) LTD | 53 | |
BASF HOLDINGS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 55 | |
BIODEGRADABLE FUTURE (PTY) LTD | 57 | |
CHEM SYSTEMS (PTY) LTD | 58 | |
MASTERBATCH SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 60 | |
NCS RESINS (PTY) LTD | 62 | |
ROCBOLT TECHNOLOGIES (PTY) LTD | 65 | |
SAFRIPOL (PTY) LTD | 67 | |
SASOL LTD | 69 | |
COMPANY PROFILES - MANUFACTURERS OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS | 75 | |
ALPLA KEMPTON PARK (PTY) LTD | 75 | |
ALPLA PACKAGING SA (PTY) LTD | 77 | |
ALPLA TRADING SA (PTY) LTD | 79 | |
AMANZI STARWAY (PTY) LTD | 81 | |
AMPA PLASTICS GROUP (PTY) LTD | 82 | |
APEX CORDSET TECHNOLOGIES (PTY) LTD | 84 | |
ATLAS PLASTICS (PTY) LTD | 86 | |
BANTEX SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 88 | |
BARRIER FILM CONVERTERS (PTY) LTD | 90 | |
BOWLER PLASTICS (PTY) LTD | 92 | |
CIBA PACKAGING (PTY) LTD | 94 | |
FIBRE-WOUND SA (PTY) LTD | 96 | |
FLOTEK PIPES AND IRRIGATION (PTY) LTD | 98 | |
GLOBAL GRINDERS (PTY) LTD | 101 | |
GRADCO SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 103 | |
GUNDLE PLASTICS GROUP (PTY) LTD | 105 | |
HUHTAMAKI SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 109 | |
ITALPAC (PTY) LTD | 112 | |
MACNEIL PLASTICS (PTY) LTD | 114 | |
MARLEY PIPE SYSTEMS (SA) (PTY) LTD | 116 | |
MCG INDUSTRIES (PTY) LTD | 118 | |
MPACT LTD | 120 | |
NAMPAK LTD | 125 | |
NOVUS HOLDINGS LTD | 130 | |
OKE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 133 | |
PAILPAC (PTY) LTD | 135 | |
PEXMART CC | 137 | |
PIPEFLO (PTY) LTD | 139 | |
POLYOAK PACKAGING (PTY) LTD | 141 | |
PREMIER PLASTICS (PTY) LTD | 144 | |
PRINCIPLE PLASTICS (PTY) LTD | 146 | |
RARE HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 148 | |
RPC ASTRAPAK (PTY) LTD | 150 | |
SINVAC PIPING (PTY) LTD | 153 | |
SOUTHERN PIPELINE CONTRACTORS (PTY) LTD | 155 | |
SPS MANUFACTURING (PTY) LTD | 157 | |
SWAN PLASTICS (PTY) LTD | 159 | |
TRANSPACO LTD | 161 | |
TUPPERWARE SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 166 | |
TYBA TRADING (PTY) LTD | 168 | |
UBUNTU PLASTICS (PTY) LTD | 170 | |
UNIQUE TIMBERPLASTICS (PTY) LTD | 172 | |
ZIMCO GROUP (PTY) LTD | 174 |