Local Manufacturing

1 week ago

Making quality tiles in SA for 50 years

Some businesses mark anniversaries with fanfare. Ceramic Industries marks its 50th birthday with something quieter and more powerful. It has a manufacturing footprint spanning seven sites. Its portfolio runs from affordable ceramics to premium rectified porcelain. Its workforce has carried the company through every era of change the South African economy has thrown at it....

19 Feb 2025

Sassda calls for urgent action to reindustrialise South Africa’s economy

South Africa is also a champion of stainless steel innovation and has made significant contributions to stainless steel innovation. One of the most notable achievements is the development of 3CR12, a corrosion-resistant stainless steel grade pioneered by the local mill, Columbus Stainless as far back as the 1980s.