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    Nappies and Other Disposable Textile and Paper Products Industry in South Africa 2021

    Yasmin Mahomedy | South Africa | 21 December 2021

    Nappies and Other Disposable Textile and Paper Products Industry in South Africa 2019

    Yasmin Mahomedy | South Africa | 28 June 2019

    Nappies and Other Disposable Textile and Paper Products Industry in South Africa 2014

    Yasmin Mahomedy | South Africa | 28 November 2014

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    Report Coverage

    This report focuses on nappies and other disposable textile and paper products including wipes, tampons, pads, surgical masks, and disposable clothing. The report includes information on the state of the sector, the effect of the pandemic on sales and usage, corporate actions and developments including technological developments and environmental concerns. There are profiles of 29 companies including major players such as multinationals Kimberly-Clark, Procter & Gamble and National Pride, local baby nappy producers such as Cleopatra Tissue Products and L’il Masters and companies like NSP Unsgaard, which makes panty liners and sanitary pads.

    Introduction

    This report focuses on nappies and other disposable textile and paper products including wipes, tampons, pads, surgical masks, and disposable clothing. In 2020, revenue from the sales of disposable baby nappies in South Africa was R6bn. This compares to an estimated R4.1bn in 2015. Although the nappies sector registered sales growth of 4% in 2020, it is lower than the 7% growth recorded in 2019. The pandemic resulted in financial pressure on consumers and fewer purchases of nappies. Declining birth rates and the slowing of South Africa’s population growth is also affecting the baby nappy segment, while an aging population and increasing prevalence of urinary incontinence has resulted in growing demand for adult nappies. The sanitary pads market registered sales of almost R3bn in 2020, an increase of 9.33% over 2019. The pandemic magnified South Africa’s dependence on imports for medical masks, gowns, aprons, and other textile-related outer protective clothing. More than 90% of these requirements were imported pre-pandemic, and the surge in global demand resulted in huge price increases.

    Strengths

    • Constant demand for disposable and/cloth nappies.
    • Sanitary products are a necessity.
    • Well-established brands.

    Weaknesses

    • Corruption in awarding tenders.
    • Local manufacturing costs are high.
    • Period poverty due to high costs of sanitary products.
    • Quality control relating personal protection wear.

    Opportunities

    • Growing market for disposable incontinence products due to ageing population.
    • Increasing environmental consciousness by consumers is causing demand for biodegradable nappies and pads.
    • Supply of disposable masks and other products locally and to the rest of Africa.

    Threats

    • Cheap imports.
    • Economic pressures on already financially strained consumers.
    • Increasing raw material, electricity, and transport costs.
    • Slowing fertility rates.

    Outlook

    With South Africa’s birth rate declining, manufacturers and importers of baby nappies are expected to continue operating in a challenging environment with growth hampered by price sensitivity. The demand for adult nappies is expected to continue, driven by a growing geriatric population, increasing number of individuals suffering from severe incontinence, and less stigma towards living with incontinence. The pandemic highlighted South Africa’s overreliance on imported disposable products, and the need for local manufacturing. The demand for surgical masks and disposable personal protective wear is expected to continue to grow as long there are successive waves of the coronavirus.

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    Table of Contents

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
    2.2. Geographic Position 3
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 4
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 6
    4.1. Local 6
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 11
    4.1.2. Regulations 12
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 13
    4.2. Continental 14
    4.3. International 16
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 20
    5.1. COVID-19 20
    5.2. Economic Environment 21
    5.3. Rising Input Costs 22
    5.4. Government Intervention 23
    5.5. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 23
    5.6. Environmental Concerns 24
    5.7. Labour 26
    6. COMPETITION 27
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 29
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 29
    8. OUTLOOK 30
    9. REFERENCES 30
    9.1. Publications 30
    9.2. Websites 31
    APPENDIX 1 32
    Summary of Notable players 32
    COMPANY PROFILES 39
    A Swanepoel 39
    Artemis Brands (Pty) Ltd 40
    Bamboo Baby (Pty) Ltd 42
    BiddyKins (Pty) Ltd 44
    C Hawkins 45
    Cleopatra Tissue Products (Pty) Ltd 47
    Doekies en Broekies (Pty) Ltd 49
    Happy Boo (Pty) Ltd 50
    HARTMANN-Vitamed (Pty) Ltd 51
    JannaNanna (Pty) Ltd 54
    Kimberly-Clark of South Africa (Pty) Ltd 55
    Kozen Trading 15 CC 57
    Kwik P Nappies (Pty) Ltd 59
    L\'il Masters Diapers Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd 60
    M Grewar 62
    M2 Trading CC 63
    Main Street 1310 (Pty) Ltd 64
    Medq Medical Supplies (Pty) Ltd 66
    Mini Matters (Pty) Ltd 67
    Mother Nature Products CC 68
    National Pride (Pty) Ltd 70
    NSP Unsgaard (Pty) Ltd 72
    Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd 74
    Procter and Gamble Manufacturing SA (Pty) Ltd 81
    R P International Toiletries CC 83
    Rainbow Nappies CC 84
    Softline (Pty) Ltd 86
    Sugarsnap Cloth (Pty) Ltd 87
    Validus Medical (Pty) Ltd 88

    Report Coverage

    \r\nThis report focuses on the manufacture and wholesale of adult and children’s nappies in South Africa. There are 11 company profiles including the major multinational manufacturers, manufacturers of adult disposables Validus Medical and Lodestone Brands, reusable distributors such as Mother Nature Products and online retailers such as Bamboo Baby.

    Introduction

    This report focuses on the manufacture and wholesale of adult and children’s nappies in South Africa. Annual revenue from the sale of disposable baby nappies was valued at about R4.1bn in 2015 and there are no publicly available recent estimates or updates to this figure. Role players said that despite the market being presently strong, manufacturers are being challenged by declining birth rates as well as financially-strained consumers who are struggling to keep up with the high costs of disposables. A growing number of parents have been opting for re-usable cloth nappies which are cheaper than disposables in the long-term. The local adult nappy sector is growing slowly, mainly due to the high cost of adult nappies, which lower-income consumers generally cannot afford. There is still a stigma attached to incontinence, which continues to curb higher sales volumes in the sector.

    Strengths

    • Constant demand for disposable and/cloth nappies.
    • Major players with well-established brands.

    Weaknesses

    • Limited local manufacturing of adult nappies as these are cheaper to import.
    • Local manufacturing costs are high.

    Opportunities

    • Eco-friendly cloth nappies.
    • Growing black middle class with more disposable income and the status symbol of being able to afford disposable baby nappies.
    • Growing market for disposable incontinence products due to ageing population.
    • Growing mid-income group in African countries will fuel growth for nappies.

    Threats

    • Cheap imports.
    • Increasing raw material, electricity and transport costs.
    • Slowing fertility rates.

    Outlook

    Slowing fertility rates are expected to have an impact on the sales of nappies, and manufacturers are looking at other growth opportunities such as expansion into Africa. The re-usable cloth nappy sector is expected to grow as financially-strained consumers look for cheap alternatives to disposable nappies and as an increasing number of consumers become more environmentally-aware. Better pricing and greater awareness campaigns by manufacturers of adult nappies to help remove the stigma attached to urinary incontinence, could provide the sector with higher sales and growth.

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    Table of Contents

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 3
    2.2. Geographic Position 3
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 4
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
    4.1. Local 5
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 6
    4.2. Regulations 6
    4.2.1. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 7
    4.3. Continental 7
    4.4. International 8
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 10
    5.1. Government Intervention 10
    5.2. Declining Birth Rates 10
    5.3. Economic Environment and Input Costs 10
    5.4. Marketing 11
    5.5. Labour 11
    5.6. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 12
    5.7. Environmental Concerns 13
    6. COMPETITION 14
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 15
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 15
    8. OUTLOOK 15
    9. REFERENCES 16
    9.1. Publications 16
    9.2. Websites 16
    APPENDIX 1 17
    Summary of Notable Players 17
    COMPANY PROFILES 19
    ARTEMIS BRANDS (PTY) LTD 19
    BAMBOO BABY (PTY) LTD 21
    C HAWKINS 22
    HARTMANN-VITAMED (PTY) LTD 24
    KIMBERLY-CLARK OF SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 27
    LODESTONE BRANDS (PTY) LTD 29
    MOTHER NATURE PRODUCTS CC 32
    PROCTER AND GAMBLE MANUFACTURING SA (PTY) LTD 34
    R P INTERNATIONAL TOILETRIES CC 36
    RAINBOW NAPPIES CC 37
    VALIDUS MEDICAL (PTY) LTD 39

    Introduction

    This report focuses on the manufacture and wholesale of adult and children’s nappies in South Africa. The disposable children’s nappy sector is worth approximately R2.3bn annually and despite declining birth rates, more than 1 billion disposable nappies are sold in South Africa annually, compared with 480 million sold in 2005. In contrast, despite the rapidly ageing population, the local adult nappy sector is growing slowly at about 2% per annum. The high cost of adult nappies for lower-income consumers as well as the stigma attached to incontinence has prevented the sector from achieving higher sales volumes.

    Strengths

    • Current constant demand for disposable and/cloth nappies.
    • Major players with well-established brands bring stability to the industry.

    Weaknesses

    • Limited local manufacturing of adult nappies as these are cheaper to import.
    • Local manufacturing costs are high.
    • Locally, a lack of hemp for cloth nappies.

    Opportunities

    • Eco-friendly cloth nappies.
    • Growing black middle class with more disposable income and the status symbol of being able to afford disposable baby nappies.
    • Growing market for disposable incontinence products due to growing elderly population.
    • Growing mid-income group in African countries such as Nigeria and Kenya will fuel growth for nappies.

    Threats

    • Cheaper imports.
    • Declining birth rates.
    • Increasing raw material, electricity and transport costs

    Outlook

    Despite declining birth rates, the two major players Proctor & Gamble and Kimberly-Clark are optimistic that the disposable nappy sector will remain strong and that their investments in South Africa will allow for further expansion into Africa where there are opportunities for significant growth. With a growing number of consumers becoming more environmentally aware, the eco-friendly/cloth nappy sector is expected to experience increased sales, which could offer opportunities for smaller companies to enter the market.

    Nappies and Other Disposable Textile and Paper Products Industry in South Africa
    Nappies and Other Disposable Textile and Paper Products Industry in South Africa 2014

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    Nappies and Other Disposable Textile and Paper Products Industry in South Africa 2021-12-21

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    Table of Contents

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    PAGE
    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Supply Chain 2
    2.2. Geographic Position 2
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 3
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
    4.1. Local 5
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 6
    4.1.2. Regulations & Government programmes 6
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 7
    4.2. Continental 7
    4.3. International 8
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 9
    5.1. Government Intervention 9
    5.2. Declining Birth Rates 9
    5.3. Labour 9
    5.4. Economic Environment 9
    5.5. Marketing 10
    5.6. Technology and Information Technology 10
    5.7. Innovation and R & D 11
    5.8. Environmental Concerns 11
    6. COMPETITION 12
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 12
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 13
    8. OUTLOOK 13
    9. REFERENCES 13
    9.1. Publications 13
    9.2. Websites 13
    ORGANOGRAM 15
    COMPANY PROFILES 17
    ARTEMIS BRANDS (PTY) LTD 17
    BAMBOO BABY SOLE PROPRIETER 18
    BIO-BABA SOLE PROPRIETOR 19
    CHERYL HAWKINS SOLE PROPRIETOR 20
    DOODLEBUMS DIAPERS (PTY) LTD 21
    FANCY BABY PRODUCTS CC 22
    HARTMANN-VITAMED (PTY) LTD 23
    KIMBERLY-CLARK OF SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 25
    LODESTONE BRANDS (PTY) LTD 27
    MASEEHAH ISMAIL TRADING CC 29
    MOTHER NATURE PRODUCTS CC 30
    NAMPAK PRODUCTS LTD 31
    PEARL ISLAND TRADING 714 (PTY) LTD 35
    PROCTER & GAMBLE MANUFACTURING SA (PTY) LTD 36
    RAINBOW NAPPIES CC 37
    VALIDUS MEDICAL (PTY) LTD 38

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