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1 MEGA MPUMALANGA ECONOMIC GROWTH AGENCY

2 OFFICIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE PROVINCE OF MPUMALANGA TRADE AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION

3 Mpumalanga Province Location Limpopo Province Mpumalanga Gauteng North West Mozambique Northern Cape Free State KwaZulu Natal Western Cape Eastern Cape

4 Mpumalanga Province Location Limpopo Province Mozambique Mpumalanga Gauteng North West Northern Cape Free State KwaZulu Natal Western Cape Eastern Cape

5 Mpumalanga Province Pretoria Middelburg Nelspruit Johannesburg emalahleni Mpumalanga Maputo Port Highveld Lowveld The Maputo Corridor

6 MPUMALANGA PROVINCE BASIC FACTS Quick Facts Mpumalanga South Africa Capital City Mbombela Pretoria / Cape Town Premier / President Mr. D. Mabuza Party - ANC Mr. Jacob Zuma Party - ANC Area km² (6.5%) km² Population 4.1 million 5 th in SA 52 million Functional Literacy 78 % 82 % Economic Growth Rate (2012) 2.5 % 2.5 % Exports as % GDP 6% 24%

7 MPUMALANGA PROVINCE ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

8 Comparative GDP Mpumalanga Province USD 23 billion 6 % of South Africa s GDP - USD 384 billion (2012) Mozambique 14 billion Tanzania 28 billion Zambia 21 billion Jamaica 15 billion Iceland 18 billion Bolivia 27 billion Paraguay 25 billion Source IHS Global Insight and The World Bank

9 13% 7% Mpumalanga A Diverse Economy 18% 3% 11% 3% 6% 25% 14% Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Electricity Construction Trade Transport Finance Com Service Gross Value Added by Region: 2012 Source: Global Insight

10 Economic Diversity Mpumalanga host to:

11 Mpumalanga Manufacturing 14 percent of GGP Petro-chemical industries - SASOL Chrome-alloy and steel plants Sugar, paper, pulp and saw mills

12 Mpumalanga Manufacturing Key Industries: Paper: Sappi Stainless steel: Columbus Petro-Chemicals: Sasol Steel: Highveld Steel Sugar: TSB Food Processing: McCain Food Mining Machinery: Phillips Cement: Sephaku Cement

13 Mpumalanga Manufacturing Investment Opportunities: The manufacturing sector is the growth diver, is growing and is export orientated. The Manufacturing Sector presents the following opportunities for beneficiation of: Stainless Steel Chemicals & Chemical Products Wood & paper-related manufacturing Agro processing

14 Mpumalanga Mining 25 percent of GGP 76 percent of South Africa s coal production 50 percent of the national coal reserves Gold, iron ore, chrome, magnetite vanadium, etc:

15 Mpumalanga Mining Investment Opportunities: The mining sector is an important export orientated sector and a major employer in the Province. Opportunities to beneficiate: Coal Gold Iron Ore Chrome Vanadium Manganese Granite Semi Precious Stones Clays

16 Mpumalanga Tourism 8 percent of GGP In addition to the Internationally known Kruger Park there are 71 private game parks and reserves Attracting in access of one million foreign visitors annually

17 Mpumalanga Electricity 6 percent of GGP Host to 12 of ESKOMS 21 power stations 80 percent of South Africa s electricity Two new power stations planned

18 Mpumalanga Agriculture & Forestry 3 percent of GGP Summer cereals and legumes Subtropical and citrus fruit Macadamia Nuts Soft and hard wood 40% of SA s forestry

19 World-Class Infrastructure Maputo Development Corridor Road and Rail links Maputo Port Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA)

20 Maputo Development Corridorour backbone to economic diversity Main Towns Urban Nodes Primary Corridor Secondary Corridor Area Mozambique Pretoria Johannesburg Middelburg Witbank Nelspruit Maputo Swaziland

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26 South Africa Exports: : $45bn : $82bn

27 SA Export Markets EU 2013

28 Mpumalanga Province Exports: : R2bn 2012: R12bn

29 Mpumalanga Province Exports Value : : R7.5 bn 2010: R10.9 bn 2011: R12.5 bn 2012: R12.0 bn 2013: R12.0 bn

30 Export Markets 2013

31 Export Markets 2003

32 Mpumalanga Province OUR MAJOR EXPORT PRODUCTS Ferro-alloys Coal Iron and Steel Manganese Citrus Fruit Fruit Juice Concentrate Pulp and Paper Macadamia Nuts Avo, Guava, Litchis Arts & Crafts Wood Vegetables Flowers and Foliage Sugar Chemical Products

33 Mpumalanga Province Trade Profile Top 10 Export Markets for Mpumalanga in Netherlands R 2,079,012,295 2 Mozambique R 2,021,627,955 3 United States R 1,357,322,193 4 Japan R 1,170,282,310 5 China R 1,149,934,511 6 India R 657,391,069 7 Hong Kong R 496,760,302 8 Zimbabwe R 469,033,411 9 Angola R 222,146, Canada R 211,927,508

34 Mpumalanga Province Trade Profile OUR MAJOR EXPORT PRODUCTS H270112: Coal R 2,958,070,707 2 H811100: Manganese R 1,299,231,836 3 H170199: Sugar R 979,930,882 4 H080262: Macadamia Nuts R 911,293,176 5 H720292: Ferro-Vanadium R 712,130,040 6 H440122: Wood Chips R 492,362,462 7 H282010: Manganese Dioxide R 391,306,912 8 H282530: Vanadium Oxides R 259,659,967 9 H080510: Oranges R 196,152, H080540: Grapefruit R 127,266,394

35 African Export Markets

36 SADC Free Trade Area (FTA) Provides for duty free trade between 15 SADC Members excluding DRC, Angola and Seychelles A growing market of 280 million people All good must be shipped under a SADC Cert of Origin to receive duty free status

37 Trilateral Free Trade Agreement (T-FTA) Negotiations are underway to establish a grand African FTA Will group the current COMESA, SADC and EAC blocs into one integrated market. 26 countries with a combined population of nearly 700 million people.

38 Trade & Investment Mpumalanga 1) East Africa

39 Trade & Investment Mpumalanga 2) Indian Ocean Rim

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