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Your first weekly newsletter from Bizcommunity.com ManufacturingBizcommunity.com is proud to present you with the first weekly newsletter for Bizcommunity Manufacturing. Bizcommunity has been the number one B2B site in South Africa for Marketing, Media and Retail for the last decade and we are now expanding our offering. With a focus on Manufacturing, anyone wanting to know the who, what, where and why of what's happening in the industry need look no further. How do you stay on top of your industry? 1. Increase your team's knowledge: a well-informed team will consistently achieve more. Invite your friends, colleagues, suppliers, customers and partners to subscribe to this free newsletter. 2. List your company FREE in the business directory. 3. Submit your company news to manufacturingnews@bizcommunity.com. 4. Are you an expert in your industry sector? Exclusive contributions may be sent to contributor-manufacturing@bizcommunity.com, together with a short personal profile, low res portrait pic and contact details/social media links (to be included at the end of your article). 5. Other submissions: new business, new appointments, events, jobs offered ads, forum topic, noticeboards and galleries. We trust you will find our newsletter a valuable resource to stay ahead of the pack in the Manufacturing industry. To navigate to our new industry portals, go to www.bizcommunity.com and use the drop-down menu found next to the logo at the top of the homepage. See our other industries here: Agriculture, Arts & Entertainment, Automotive, Environment, Finance, Maritime, Government, Aesthetics & Beauty, Human Resources, IT & Telecoms, Legal, Manufacturing, Science & Technology, Tourism, Logistics, Lifestyle.Sindy Peters, Content development manager
Submit your company news to manufacturingnews@bizcommunity.com. Exclusive contributions may be sent to contributor-manufacturing@bizcommunity.com. Top stories
Manufacturing
Manufacturing and mining output plunged in July after a wave of strikes swept the country and manufacturing production was down by 6% compared with the same month last year according to figures released by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA). Read more >>
 The risks of negative growth in the third quarter are very high in SA following the release of poor manufacturing figures this week, warns Peter Attard Montalto, economist at Nomura Global Economics. Read more >>
Nampak, Africa's largest packaging manufacturer, launched a R500 million new paper mill in Rosslyn, Pretoria. The new paper mill is one of Nampak's largest capital projects to date, aiming to make the Nampak Corrugated business self-sufficient by having its own supply of waste-based packaging grades of paper. Read more >>
 South Africa's inadequate infrastructure poses a challenge to the automotive industry in terms of growth prospects, says car manufacturer BMW SA. Read more >>
 Packaging products manufacturer Transpaco (TPC) on Wednesday (14 September 2011) reported diluted headline earnings per share of 195.7 cents for the year ended June 2011, up 14% from the previous year's 171 cents. HEPS increased by 11% to 214 cents. Read more >>
Manufacturing business confidence has fallen sharply in the third quarter 2011 to 36 index points, from 51 in the preceding quarter, according to the latest Bureau for Economic Research's (BER) manufacturing survey. Read more >>
Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry
PRETORIA: The South African government has approved the publication of a draft of the Plant Breeders' Rights Amendment Bill and is now available for public comment. Read more >>
Production
 The Film and Publication Board (FPB) and the department of home affairs recently screened the film 'Trust', which illustrates the potential dangers of children accessing the internet and interacting with others through social media. Read more >>
Administration
 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has urged municipalities to forget the frills like Mercedes Benzes and to stick to the basics like service delivery. He was briefing journalists in Cape Town on the newly released Local Government Budgets and Spending Review for 2011. Read more >>
Transport
The controversial R10-billion Winelands toll road in the Western Cape will go ahead despite widespread objections to its development. The City of Cape Town - which has already declared an inter-governmental dispute with the Transport Ministry - says that litigation may be the only way to prevent the toll road. Read more >>
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