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Sector Opportunities

For the current top 10 projects please refer to: South Africa's Top 10 investment projects

The potential of the South African economy is evident in the diverse sectors and industries that exist in the country, the following are some of the sectors which have high
growth and investment potential:

Agro-Processing

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Agro-Processing sector:

Fisheries and aquaculture, i.e. freshwater aquaculture and mariculture;

Food processing in the milling and baking industries;
Beverages viz, namely fruit juices, and the local beneficiation, packaging and export of indigenous teas;
High-value natural fibres viz, organic cotton and downstream mohair production;
High-value organic food for the local and export market;
Biofuels production viz, biodiesel, bioethanol and biogas;
Processing of seed oils, tea extracts, including buchu, honeybush, and other oil derivatives (avocado, amarula etc.); and
Diversification/beneficiation of biomass sources, i.e. sugar, maize.

Business Process Outsourcing and IT-Enabled Services

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Business Process Outsourcing & IT Enabled Services sector:

Call Centres;
Back/Office Processing;
Shared Corporate Services;
Enterprise solutions, e.g. fleet managementand asset management; and
Legal process outsourcing.

Capital / Transport equipment, metals & electrical machinery and apparatus

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in theCapital / Transport equipment, metals & electrical machinery & apparatus sector:

Basic iron and steel;

Basic precious and non-ferrous metals;
Casting of metals;
Other fabricated metal products; metalwork service activities;
General purpose machinery;
Special purpose machinery;
Tooling manufacturing ;
Foundries;
Electric motors, generators and transformers;
Electricity distribution and control apparatus;
Insulated wire and cable;
Accumulators, primary cells and batteries; and
White goods and associated components.

Electro-Technical

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Electro-Technical sector:

Advanced telecommunications;
Software development;
Software and mobile applications;
Smart metering;
Embedded software;
Radio frequency identification;
Process control, measurement and instrumentation;
Security and monitoring solutions;
Financial software;
Manufacturing sensors; and
Digital TV and Set-Top Boxes due to migration to full digital television as Analogue, to be completed by 2015.

Textile, Clothing and Leather

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Electro Technical sector:

Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles;

Knitted and crocheted fabrics and articles;
Wearing apparel, except fur apparel;
Dressing and dying of fur; and
Leather skins and hides beneficiation.

Consumer Goods

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Consumer Goods sector:

White Goods
White goods and associated components

Boatbuilding

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Boatbuilding sector:

Boatbuilding and associated services industry

Engines and engine systems
Marine equipment and accessories

Pulp, Paper and Furniture

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Pulp, Paper and Furniture sector:

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Manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture;
Manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials;
Manufacture of paper products; publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded
Paper and paper products
Furniture

Automotives and Components

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Automotives and Components sector:

Engines, radiators, filters and components thereof;

Air Conditioners/Climate Control systems;
Alarms and Tracking devices;
Axles, transmission shafts;
Body parts and panels;
Catalytic converters, silencers and exhaust systems and components;
Seats and parts thereof, seatbelts, leather covers;
Suspension and shock absorbers, springs and parts thereof;
Steering wheels, columns and boxes;
Ignition, starting equipment, gauges and instrument parts;
Lighting equipment;
Wiring harnesses, instrument panels vehicle interiors, electronic drive train components, body parts; and
Advanced robotics.

Green Economy Industries

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Green Economy Industry sector:

Power generation:
Independent power generation, energy infrastructure and alternative energy
Nuclear Build Programme, i.e. joint ventures, consortiums and the establishment of new companies to grow South Africa's nuclear manufacturing capability
and nuclear supply industry to supply into the nuclear build programme
Renewable energy:
Onshore wind power - manufacturing of turbines/blades
Solar PV and Concentrated Solar Power - manufacturing/assembly
Biomass
Small hydro
Energy-efficiency and energy-saving industries:
Solar water heaters
National Cleaner Production Centre (CSIR)
Waste Management:
Reducing landfill
Lowering greenhouse gas emissions from landfill sites

Advanced Manufacturing

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Advanced Manufacturing sector:

Advanced materials manufacturing viz, Nano-materials

High-performance materials based on natural resources (advanced bio-composites)
Composites (intelligent textiles used in medical, building and construction industries)
Continuous fibre reinforced thermoform composites
Biochemical and Biologics for applications in agriculture, industry and health/medical sectors
Digital TV and Set-Top Boxes due to migration to full digital television as Analogue, to be completed by 2015
Electricity Demand Side Management Solutions to improve electricity efficiency usage

Advanced Manufacturing - Laser technology

Lasers and laser-based additive manufacturing

Various applications

Advanced Manufacturing - Advanced Robotics

Mobile Intelligent Autonomous Systems

Applications in the mining industry, data collection and analysis, agriculture - tested

Bio-manufacturing

Biochemical and biologics for applications in agriculture, industry and health/medical.

Tourism

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Tourism sector:

Accommodation - hotels, boutique hotels, lodges and resorts;

Urban integrated tourism/entertainment precincts;
Adventure, eco, sport, conference and cultural tourism;
Infrastructure development;
Leisure complexes and world-class golf courses;
Harbour and waterfront developments;
Transfrontier conservation areas;
Tourism transport - aviation, rail, cruise liners etc.;
Green building and green technologies for tourism;
Attractions and activity-based tourism; and
Museums and heritage, cultural, music, arts festivals and events.

Chemicals, Plastic Fabrication and Pharmaceuticals

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Chemicals, Plastic Fabrication and Pharmaceuticals sector:

Basic chemicals;
Water treatment chemical products;
Man-made fibres;
Plastic products: polypropylene and polyvinculchloride;
Medical (drips and syringes), manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredient;
(APIs) for key anti-retrovirals (ARVs);
Manufacture of reagents for AIDS/HIV diagnostics; and
Production of vaccines and biological medicines.

Creative and Design Industry

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The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the creative and design industry:

Film and Media

Film studios, treaty film co-production ventures, distribution infrastructure
Servicing of foreign productions
Production of film and documentaries, commercials, stills photography and multimedia
Post-production
Design
Jewellery manufacturing and design
Fashion design

Infrastructure Development

The South African government has identified 18 strategic integrated projects (SIPs) covering more than 150 specific infrastructure interventions, ranging across rail, road,
ports, dams, irrigation systems, sanitation and energy.

Oil and Gas

The following are investment opportunities in Oil and Gas which forms part of the services sector.

Marine Repair engineering

Logistics services
Fabrication services
Communal services

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