Report Coverage
This report focuses on the manufacture of soap, cleaning agents, sanitising products, disinfectants, wax and polishes in South Africa and it includes information on the state of the industry, its response to the crisis, developments and corporate actions. There are profiles of 56 companies including multinational companies such as Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson, Ecolab and Diversey. Major local players profiled include Tiger Consumer Brands, Bliss Brands and Shield Chemicals, and third party contract manufacturers including Dynachem and Beige.
Introduction
This report focuses on the manufacture of soap, cleaning agents, sanitising products, disinfectants, wax and polishes in South Africa, in the context of the coronavirus crisis. Soap and hygiene solutions are key to containing the spread of the virus, and producers of these products are playing an essential role in the pandemic response. Role players say that demand for cleaning products, sanitising agents and disinfectants soared prior to the start of lockdown on 27 March 2020, with bleach retail sales surging by as much as 138%. While some suppliers of industrial cleaning and sanitising products have reported subdued sales, others say that a flurry of deep-cleaning, disinfection and maintenance work undertaken during industry downtime has buoyed demand. The export value of soap and organic surface-active agents increased by 9% year-on-year to R6.75bn in 2020 and, with the pandemic continuing to drive regional demand for hygiene products, stakeholders say that there are opportunities to expand intra-African trade.
Strengths
• The industry is highly innovative and there is a strong focus on R&D.
• Entry into the market for small-scale niche manufacturers is relatively easy.
• Locally-manufactured products are exported to other markets in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Several well-known global brands are locally-produced.
• The industry is well-established and it provides a wide range of products for different applications.
Weaknesses
• A number of manufacturers use chemicals that are harmful to the environment and which pose potential health risks.
• Manufacturers and suppliers in the informal sector are inadequately regulated.
• There is a shortage of staff with industry-specific technical and managerial skills.
• Various raw materials, including palm oil, are imported.
Opportunities
• Population growth, urbanisation and the growing middle-class will continue to drive demand for household and personal care products.
• Sustained demand for industrial cleaning and sanitising solutions.
• The coronavirus pandemic continues to drive demand for soap, disinfectants and other hygiene solutions.
• The development of natural, eco-friendly products and ‘green’ consumer chemicals.
• With trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement underway as of 1 January 2021, analysts anticipate a significant increase in intra-African trade.
Threats
• Climate shocks.
• Economic turbulence, both domestically and globally.
• Health risks and continued pandemic-related disruption.
• Power outages and load-shedding
• Supply chain disruptions.
• The sale of counterfeit products.
Outlook
Stakeholders anticipate that strong demand for hygiene products and disinfectants will persist, despite the rollout of vaccines. They say that daily sanitising and disinfection is the “new normal” and is set to remain part of everyday life for some time to come. Local players are well-positioned to supply other markets in sub-Saharan Africa with personal hygiene and household cleaning products, along with institutional and industrial cleaning agents customised for specific industries. With trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement underway, analysts anticipate a significant increase in intra-African trade.
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1. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 1 |
2.1. | Industry Value Chain | 4 |
2.2. | Geographic Position | 6 |
3. | SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY | 6 |
4. | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 10 |
4.1. | Local | 10 |
4.1.1. | Corporate Actions | 12 |
4.1.2. | Regulations | 14 |
4.1.3. | Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development | 16 |
4.2. | Continental | 18 |
4.3. | International | 21 |
5. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 25 |
5.1. | Coronavirus | 25 |
5.2. | Economic Environment | 25 |
5.3. | Government Interventions | 26 |
5.4. | Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation | 27 |
5.5. | Labour | 29 |
5.6. | Counterfeit Products | 30 |
5.7. | Health and Safety | 31 |
5.8. | Environmental Concerns | 32 |
5.9. | Marketing | 33 |
6. | COMPETITION | 33 |
6.1. | Barriers to Entry | 34 |
7. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 35 |
8. | OUTLOOK | 36 |
9. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 36 |
10. | REFERENCES | 36 |
10.1. | Publications | 36 |
10.2. | Websites | 37 |
APPENDIX 1 | 38 | |
Summary of Notable Players | 38 | |
COMPANY PROFILES | 46 | |
A J NORTH (PTY) LTD | 46 | |
ACORN PHARMACEUTICALS (PTY) LTD | 48 | |
ALBION CHEMICAL COMPANY (PTY) LTD | 50 | |
AMKA PRODUCTS (PTY) LTD | 51 | |
AVON JUSTINE (PTY) LTD | 54 | |
BEIERSDORF CONSUMER PRODUCTS (PTY) LTD | 57 | |
BEIGE HOLDINGS LTD | 59 | |
BLISS BRANDS (PTY) LTD | 62 | |
CANSA (PTY) LTD | 64 | |
CAVI BRANDS (PTY) LTD | 66 | |
CHEMCAPE (PTY) LTD | 68 | |
CHEMETALL (PTY) LTD | 70 | |
CHEMICAL CONVERTORS (PTY) LTD | 73 | |
CHEMICAL LOGISTICS INDUSTRIAL SPECIALITY CHEMICALS CC | 74 | |
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE (PTY) LTD | 75 | |
DIVERSEY SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 77 | |
DUMA CHEMICALS (PTY) LTD | 79 | |
DYNACHEM (PTY) LTD | 80 | |
EBINTER TRADING AND PROJECTS (PTY) LTD | 82 | |
ECOLAB (PTY) LTD | 84 | |
ECOZYME ENZYMES (PTY) LTD | 86 | |
ELEGANT LINE TRADING 237 (PTY) LTD | 88 | |
ELIZABETH ARDEN (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD | 90 | |
ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES (PTY) LTD | 92 | |
HENKEL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 95 | |
HYCHEM (PTY) LTD | 97 | |
INDUSTROCLEAN (PTY) LTD | 100 | |
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON (PTY) LTD | 102 | |
KEMKLEAN (PTY) LTD | 104 | |
KERSIA SAS | 107 | |
KIMBERLY-CLARK OF SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 110 | |
KITTING AND ALLIED SERVICES (PTY) LTD | 112 | |
L'OREAL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 113 | |
LBN TRADING ANTERPRISE (PTY) LTD | 115 | |
LIBSTAR OPERATIONS (PTY) LTD | 117 | |
MANCHEM (PTY) LTD | 122 | |
MEDICHEM (PTY) LTD | 124 | |
OMNISOL OUTSOURCED SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTDdzfdfdfdff | 125 | |
OPTIMUSBIO (PTY) LTD | 127 | |
P AND G SOUTH AFRICAN TRADING (PTY) LTD | 129 | |
PRIME CLEANING SUPPLIERS (PTY) LTD | 131 | |
PRIME PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (PTY) LTD | 133 | |
RECKITT BENCKISER SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 135 | |
REINOL-JANEK CHEMICALS (PTY) LTD | 137 | |
REVLON SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 139 | |
RITCH CHEM CC | 141 | |
S A F I C (PTY) LTD | 143 | |
S C JOHNSON AND SON OF SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 145 | |
SASOL SOUTH AFRICA LTD | 147 | |
SCENT PAC (PTY) LTD | 151 | |
SHIELD CHEMICALS (PTY) LTD | 153 | |
SOAP FACTORY CC (THE) | 155 | |
THEMZAK GROUP (PTY) LTD | 157 | |
TIGER CONSUMER BRANDS LTD | 158 | |
TOOCH AND KLOPPER PROPERTIES (PTY) LTD | 161 | |
UNILEVER SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 163 |