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Manufacture of Edible Salt South Africa

Manufacture of Edible Salt in South Africa 2019

Kate Shand | South Africa | 20 December 2019

Manufacture of Edible Salt in South Africa 2016

Yasmin Mahomedy | South Africa | 02 November 2016

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Report Coverage

This report focuses on the manufacture of edible salt in South Africa, including the state of the industry, the factors that influence its performance and continental and global production information. Official information on the size of the industry and other data dates back to 2017 and 2018, the last time the department issued statistics. There are comprehensive profiles of 13 companies in the sector, including major players such as Cerebos and Salt Refiners and Packers. Other profiles include Velddrift Salt Company, which supplies Khoisan Trading with brine and produces coarse salt and Upington Super Salt.

Manufacture of Edible Salt

Manufacturers of salt in South Africa continue to struggle to compete against cheap imports, mainly from Botswana and Namibia. These imports, as well as increasing input costs and the exchange rate, have resulted in the number of local salt producers decreasing from 86 to 17 in the past eight years. According to the Department of Mineral Resources, less than 50% of the country’s salt consumption requirement is produced locally. Only 12% of the salt produced is used in the food industry, with the bulk being used in the industrial sector in areas such as petrol refining, petrochemistry, animal feed, the production of cooling brines and other applications.

Opportunities for SMMES And Artisanal Products

Abundant salt reserves and growing demand create further opportunities for increased supply of salt. The extreme dryness of the Northern Cape makes it ideal for salt production. Small scale operators with an area of 1.5ha or less can apply for a mining permit, which is less onerous than a mining right, and the Department of Mineral Resources has committed to supporting black-owned junior mining companies. A number of producers are taking advantage of demand for artisanal products including Khoisan Trading, which said its salt is the only hand-harvested natural unrefined solar salt, Oryx Desert Salt, which said its salt is 100% pure, crystal-white, natural desert salt and Baleni Sacred Salt, which harvests salt using 2,000-year old techniques.

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Industry Overview

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Table of Contents

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1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
2.1. Industry Supply Chain 2
2.2. Geographic Position 3
3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 6
4.1. Local 6
4.1.1. Corporate Actions 9
4.1.2. Regulations 10
4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 12
4.2. Continental 13
4.3. International 14
5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 16
5.1. Economic Environment 16
5.2. Government Initiatives 17
5.3. Rising Operating Costs 17
5.4. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 17
5.5. Labour 18
5.6. Cyclicality 19
5.7. Environmental Concerns 19
5.8. Crime and Security 20
6. COMPETITION 20
6.1. Barriers to Entry 21
7. SWOT ANALYSIS 22
8. OUTLOOK 22
9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 23
10. REFERENCES 23
10.1. Publications 23
10.2. Websites 23
APPENDIX 1 25
Summary of Notable Players 25
COMPANY PROFILES 26
BLOEMHOF SALT AND CHEMICAL COMPANY (PTY) LTD 26
CEREBOS LTD 28
CRYSTAL SALT CC (THE) 31
DONALD BROWN GROUP (PTY) LTD 32
DWAGGAS SOUTWERKE (PTY) LTD 34
KALKPOORT SOUTWERKE CC 36
KIMBERLEY SALT COMPANY (PTY) LTD 38
KLIPHOEK SOUTWERKE (PTY) LTD 39
ORANGE RIVER SALT WORKS (PTY) LTD 40
SALT REFINERS AND PACKERS (PTY) LTD 42
SWARTKOPS SEESOUT (PTY) LTD 44
UPINGTON SUPER SALT (PTY) LTD 46
VELDDRIFT SALT COMPANY (PTY) LTD 48

Report Coverage

The Manufacture of Edible Salt describes the industry in South Africa, details recent events and corporate activity and discusses factors influencing the success of the sector. Profiles are provided for 15 manufacturers including major players Cerebos, Donald Brown Group (Pty) Ltd, Marina Sea Salt and Kalkpoort Soutwerke cc that all belong to holding company, Chlor-Alkali Holdings (Pty) Ltd. Also profiled are small-scale salt works such as Western Cape-based Kliphoek Soutwerke (Pty) Ltd, which employs two people, and the Free State co-operative, Suid-Afrikaanse Sout Kooperasie Ltd t/a SA Sout, which despite employing only 12 people produces and distributes 8,500 tons of salt per annum.

The Manufacture of Edible Salt

The South African edible salt industry, which produces food grade coarse salt and food grade fine salt, is a small sector compared to the non-edible salt industry. The 17 salt producers vary in size from large vertically integrated companies to small-scale producers and co-operatives. There are also a number of salt re-packers that import salt in bulk and re-pack it to sell locally.

A Struggling Sector

The local salt manufacturing sector recorded total sales of raw material to the value of just R158m in 2015 and is struggling to compete against cheaper imports, mainly from Botswana and Namibia. Added to the problem of low-cost imports are increasing input costs and the volatile Rand/Dollar exchange rate. As a result, the number of local salt producers has decreased from 86 to 17 in the past five years. A new regulation that came into effect on 30 June 2016 that forces food producers to reduce the amount of salt used in their products is expected to contribute to even tougher conditions for local salt manufacturers.

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Manufacture of Edible Salt in South Africa 2016

Full Report

R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $100.97 (USD)*

Industry Overview

R 1 330.00(ZAR) estimated $ 70.68 (USD)*

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Manufacture of Edible Salt in South Africa 2019-12-20

R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $100.97 (USD)*

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Table of Contents

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PAGE
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
2.1. Industry Value 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 6
4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 8
4.2. Continental 9
4.3. International 10
5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 11
5.1. Economic Environment 11
5.2. Health Concerns 12
5.3. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 12
5.4. Labour 13
5.5. Cyclicality 14
5.6. Environmental Concerns 14
6. COMPETITION 14
6.1. Barriers to Entry 15
7. SWOT ANALYSIS 15
8. OUTLOOK 16
9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 16
10. REFERENCES 16
10.1. Publications 16
10.2. Websites 16
COMPANY PROFILES 18
BLOEMHOF SALT AND CHEMICAL COMPANY (PTY) LTD 18
CEREBOS LTD 20
CRYSTAL SALT CC (THE) 22
DONALD BROWN GROUP (PTY) LTD 24
DWAGGAS SOUTWERKE (PTY) LTD 26
KALKPOORT SOUTWERKE CC 28
KLIPHOEK SOUTWERKE (PTY) LTD 30
ORANGE RIVER SALT WORKS (PTY) LTD 31
SALT REFINERS AND PACKERS HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 33
SUID AFRIKAANSE SOUTWERKE (PTY) LTD 34
SUID-AFRIKAANSE SOUT KOOPERASIE LTD 36
SUNNYDALE TRUST 38
SWARTKOPS SEESOUT (PTY) LTD 40
UPINGTON SUPER SALT (PTY) LTD 42
VELDDRIFT SALT COMPANY (PTY) LTD 43