Chemicals and Materials

The South African and Kenyan adhesives industries face challenges due to fluctuations in raw materials pricing, availability, and the influx of cheap and counterfeit products. However, creating brand and product awareness presents growth opportunities. This study addresses the key drivers, restraints, and the competitive factors that will influence...

The South African water treatment chemicals industry faces challenges due the depressed economy; nevertheless, expansion of a few water-intensive industries and the enforcement of legislature present growth opportunities. This study addresses the key drivers and restraints and the competitive factors that will influence the market between 2014 and ...

This market insight provides an overview of five countries in Sub-Saharan Africa for commodity plastics. The study analyses the consumption of plastics in the region and broadly discusses their uses in various applications. The country overviews sections include key macro-economic factors influencing the usage of plastics in the countries analysed....

All economic and development strategies, even if pre-existing the National Development Plan (NDP), now fall under the NDP umbrella. Aligned with the NDP objectives to achieve sustainable growth and to combat unemployment, the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) envisions how to reverse industrial decline in general, but specifically in 19 sectors ...

This South African study takes a closer look at the liquid bulk storage located on Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) land. It focuses on three of the eight commercial ports, namely Richards Bay, Durban, and Ngqura. For each of the three ports, the volumes of liquid bulk storage and qualitative trends for petroleum and chemical storage are pr...

This research service titled chemicals usage in the various utilities in sub-Saharan Africa looks at the water treatment chemicals demand by power utilities in South Africa, with a regional overview of Nigeria, Botswana, Namibia, Kenya, and Uganda. Market growth data and forecast growth rates, as well as detailed drivers, restraints, and challeng...

This research service analyses the industrial paints and coatings market for South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya in terms of volume and growth rates. In addition, it examines drivers, restraints, and challenges affecting the growth of these markets. Each market is further segmented according to product types, which include: industrial protective coati...

This market insight provides an overview of the South African market for commodity plastics. The information shows consumptions of key plastics by polymer type and end-user application in South Africa. Polymers analysed in this research service include polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE by subgroup, LLDPE, LDPE, HDPE), polypropylene...

South Africa is a leading producer of precious metals and in some metals it is the global leader. The precious metal is a high growth sector catering to South African market and the nearby APAC market. This report covers the macro trends, supply demand scenario, investment opportunities, economic scenario and their impact on the precious metals ind...