INDUSTRIAL POLICYACTION PLAN

IPAP 2016/17 – 2018/19

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & INDUSTRY

JOBS … GROWTH … EQUITY

Economic Sectors, Employment and Infrastructure Development Cluster

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FOREWORD BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY . 1

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL ......................... 8

IPAP IN CONTEXT: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ............................... 9

ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS ........................................................... 20

Sectoral highlights ................................................................................... 21

Transversal highlights ............................................................................. 32

KEYACTION PROGRAMMES ............................................................ 38

IPAP 2016/17 – 2018/19: TRANSVERSAL FOCUS AREAS 1 ............. 39

1. Public procurement ......................................................................... 40

2. Industrial financing .......................................................................... 48

3. Developmental trade policy ............................................................ 50

IPAP 2016/17 – 2018/19: TRANSVERSAL FOCUS AREAS 2 ............. 58

4. Special economic zones and regional industrial clusters .............. 60

5. African regional industrial development ............................... 64

6. Science, technology and innovation ............................................... 68

IPAP 2016/17 – 2018/19 SECTORAL FOCUS AREAS 1 ..................... 80

1. Clothing, textiles, leather and footwear ............................... 81

2. Automotives .................................................................................. 85

3. Metal fabrication, capital and rail transport equipment ................ 89

4. Agro-processing ............................................................................... 96

5. Forestry, timber, paper, pulp and furniture .................................. 102

6. Plastics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and cosmetics ................. 109

IPAP 2016/17 – 2018/19 SECTORAL FOCUS AREAS 2 ................... 127

7. Gas-based industrialisation .................................................... 128

8. Primary minerals beneficiation ............................................. 131

9. Green industries ........................................................................ 136

10. Business process services ............................................................ 142

IPAP 2016/17 – 2018/19 SECTORAL FOCUS AREAS 3 ................... 145

11. Ship/boatbuilding and associated services industry ....... 146

12. Aerospace and defence ........................................................... 151

13. Electro-technical industries ................................................... 156

dti KEY PARTNERS ........................................................................ 159

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ............................................... 169

FOREWORD BY THE MINISTER

OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Dr Rob Davies MP

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A MESSAGE FROM THE

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CASE STUDY: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

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