Slide of the month

South Africa has a large construction sector which is actually one of the largest in Africa currently worth about 15 billion USD, and also contributing 4% to the country’s GDP in 2018. Sadly, the construction sector has been in recession since 2017 and the overall growth rate in the past decade has been quite low […]

The real estate industry in South Africa has been growing steadily in the last few years. Looking at the industry’s three main segments, i.e. residential, commercial, and additions/alterations, it is apparent that South Africa´s residential developments have increased the most in value, at a growth rate of 11.37% between 2015 and 2018. Similarly, additions and […]

The growth of plastic film imports over the past ten years is a demonstration of the growth in the adoption of plastic film packaging in Nigeria as well as the slitter market. Polyethylene (PE) film is by far the most popular plastic film material used in Nigeria due to its versatility and wide areas of […]

The overall market for aluminium profiles in Ghana is split into three price/quality segments: Firstly, premium profiles are used in large high rise and complex construction projects, which are shaping the skylines of Accra and other cities in Ghana. This segment represents around 19% of the total market volume and is served by so called […]

As official representative of Messe Dusseldorf in East Africa we are today taking a closer look at the trade fair market in East Africa.  Kenya has developed as hub for exhibitions and conferences during the past years and serves as gateway to a vital region. However, the neighboring countries are hosting various types of trade […]

This slide of the month tries to shed some light on the BOPP market in East Africa.  BOPP demand has been growing at a remarkable pace of over the past decade driven mainly by the booming food industry, rapid urbanization and modernization of retail channels.  BOPP use more than doubled from 2010 to 2016 and […]

This slide shows the result of a recent study of one of africon´s employees. The aim was to identify firm capabilities, that have an impact on various aspects of performance of German companies operating in Nigeria. The study was based on existing research findings, as well as a survey of senior staff of 40 German […]

Let us look at the automotive markets in the areas of assembly machinery, engine filters, ignition products and general spare parts in countries like Nigeria in the West, Kenya and Tanazania in the East, Egypt in the North and South Africa in the South. Insights gathered cover areas such as vehicles in operation, spare parts […]

 The heightened interest in the African steel markets can partly be explained by this chart. It shows the rapidly increasing demand for steel in Africa, as well as key countries for steel in Africa. As part of the projects, africon personally conducted meetings with over 100 decision takers of local steel producers and stakeholders across […]

The share of investments in the water sector in SSA is relatively small at 9.7% compared to other infrastructure sectoral financing according to the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (2016). The region’s water access flounders at 40% (World Bank 2017).  Whereas industrial wastewater is aiding the deterioration in water quality, resulting in reduced biodiversity in rivers, […]