The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Mzwandile Masina officially opened and visited companies at the South African expos in Shanghai where proudly South African products and services are being show cased.
Masina encouraged the South African business people to continue accessing platforms provided by government for them to access foreign markets. He further wished them well in showcasing their products and services and advised them to make the best of the business opportunities and conclude business deals with the Chinese investors.
The General Manager of South African Fruit and Vegetable Canners Export Council, Ms Jill Atwood-Palm told Masina that the association was already exporting over R300 million worth of their products to the Chinese market and they are growing 18-20 % per annum.
Atwood-Palm described the Chinese market as fast growing and would require the agricultural sector to build capacity and productivity, in relations to producing more vegetables and fruits.
The companies that are participating in theexpos are from the agro-processing, chemicals,plastics, aluminium, automotive, electro-technical, manufactured products, energy and renewableenergy, infrastructure, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and mining.
Enquiries:
Sidwell Medupe, Departmental Spokesperson
Tel: 012 394 1650
Cell: 079 492 1774
E-mail: MSMedupe@thedti.gov.za
