South Africa - International Franchise Association

The U.S. Commercial Service in Johannesburg, South Africa can be contacted via e-mail at:
Johan.vanRensburg@trade.gov; Phone: +27-11- 290-3208; Fax: +27-11- 884-0253 or
visit our website: http://export.gov/southafrica/index.asp
Pollution Control Equipment Return to top
Overview Return to top
Unit: USD thousands
2010 2011
2012
(estimated)
2013
(estimated)
Total Market Size 33,000 35,800 38,600 41,090
Total Local Production 6,000 6,000 7,000 7,300
Total Exports 1,500 1,600 1,700 1,710
Total Imports 28,500 31,400 33,300 35,500
Imports from the U.S. 3,800 4,700 5,200 5,300
Exchange Rate: 1 USD 7.33 7.16
Total Market Size = (Total Local Production + Total Imports) – (Total Exports)
Data Sources: Above figures are unofficial estimates obtained from industry sources.
Note: Figures exclude water desalination and petroleum refinery equipment.
In October 2011, South Africa launched the National Climate Change Response Policy
(NCCRP) that was six years in the making and is intended to define a roadmap for
responding to the urgency of climate change and supporting a “green" economy. The SA
Government information service reports that the NCCRP is predicated on impacts that
have already been felt on agricultural production, food prices and food security.
The NCCRP has two objectives: 1) to effectively manage climate change impacts
through interventions that build and sustain South Africa's social, economic and
environmental resilience and emergency response capacity; and 2) to make a fair
contribution to the global effort to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the
atmosphere.
The South African authorities intend publishing by 2013 a draft Climate Change
Response Measurement and Evaluation System. The system is to be based on South
African scientific measurement standards and be outcomes-based, while at the same
time meeting international measuring, reporting and verification requirements.
Sub-Sector Best Prospects Return to top
South African businesses are coming under increasing pressure to regard sustainability
as a business imperative - prompted by a mix of fiscal interventions, tighter pollution
laws and inspections, higher energy prices, a new corporate governance code and a
global focus on climate change. Also, companies will have to submit data on greenhouse
gas emissions by 2013
Three major issues dominate the South African Government’s environmental efforts:
• The implementation of the stricter South African Air Quality Act;
• Regulation of the use of leaded gasoline, low sulfur diesel oil, and
• Enforcement of regulations on management of hazardous waste materials
(particularly asbestos).