How many manufacturing companies are there in South Africa?

InfobelPRO lists 405,979 manufacturing companies registered in South Africa, classified under NACE 24 activity codes, sourced from CIPC. The directory covers all registered entities in scope, not a sampled subset.

Which regions of South Africa have the most manufacturing companies?

Gauteng holds the largest share with 46% of South Africa's manufacturing companies, followed by KwaZulu-Natal (15%) and Western Cape (13%). The region chart above shows the full distribution.

What NACE codes cover manufacturing companies in South Africa?

Manufacturing companies in South Africa are classified under NACE 24 activity codes — 195 sub-sector codes appear in this segment. Each record can carry up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes, plus a US SIC code and the national activity code.

How is the data sourced and how current is it?

Core firmographics come directly from CIPC and are refreshed daily — new incorporations, address changes and status updates flow through within 24 hours of publication. Revenue and employee figures track annual report filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Is the data GDPR-compliant?

Yes. InfobelPRO combines registry-sourced firmographics with licensed contact data, processed under GDPR Article 6(1)(f) — legitimate interest. Individual opt-outs are honoured and compliance documentation is available on request.

Manufacturing companies in South Africa

Q: What are the largest manufacturing companies in South Africa?

By the revenue shown in the directory above, the largest manufacturing companies in South Africa include MAGALIESBERG SITRUS MAATSKAPPY (PTY) LTD ($30.1B), CONTINENTAL TYRE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD ($18.5B) and BRIDGESTONE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD ($18B). Sort the Revenue column or filter by sub-sector, size and region to explore the full ranking.

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Largest manufacturing companies in South Africa (2026)

The largest manufacturing companies in South Africa by revenue are MAGALIESBERG SITRUS MAATSKAPPY (PTY) LTD ($30.1B), CONTINENTAL TYRE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD ($18.5B) and BRIDGESTONE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD ($18B). The directory below ranks them — sort any column, or filter by sub-sector, company size and region.

Last updated June 2026.

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Other manufacturing n.e.c.(147,543)Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs(29,316)Manufacture of jewellery and related articles(14,995)Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.(13,676)Other printing(7,521)Manufacture of refined petroleum products(7,505)Manufacture of electronic components and boards(5,622)Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations(3,497)Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres(3,161)Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.(2,915)Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.(2,627)Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations(2,598)Manufacture of electronic components(2,108)Manufacture of sports goods(1,772)Manufacture of cement(1,386)Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations(1,278)Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus(1,277)Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles(1,040)Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction(915)Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters(770)Processing and preserving of potatoes(690)Manufacture of other electrical equipment(580)Manufacture of consumer electronics(572)Manufacture of wine from grape(447)Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables(351)Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes(315)Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites(264)Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c.(244)Manufacture of other rubber products(238)Manufacture of communication equipment(228)Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs(219)Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals(124)Precious metals production(52)Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes(23,621)Building of ships and floating structures(19,198)Manufacture of leather clothes(15,554)Processing of tea and coffee(12,779)Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials(11,169)Manufacture of beer(8,319)Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys(7,340)Manufacture of flat glass(6,804)Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics(6,658)Manufacture of other furniture(6,643)Manufacture of other outerwear(5,727)Manufacture of office and shop furniture(5,480)Pre-press and pre-media services(4,536)Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures(3,874)Manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked clay(3,732)Manufacture of paper stationery(3,412)Manufacture of doors and windows of metal(3,407)Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy(3,013)Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products(2,693)Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation(2,581)Production of abrasive products(2,228)Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.(2,204)Manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profiles(2,198)Manufacture of electric lighting equipment(2,143)Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery(1,758)Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.(1,733)Manufacture of paper and paperboard(1,705)Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness(1,657)Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories(1,616)Sawmilling and planing of wood(1,485)Production of meat and poultry meat products(1,312)Manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel(1,297)Manufacture of builders’ ware of plastic(1,250)Manufacture of games and toys(1,236)Manufacture of other pumps and compressors(1,198)Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c.(1,184)Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes(1,069)Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines(1,063)Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals(1,001)Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery(946)Manufacture of ceramic tiles and flags(870)Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals(864)Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard(831)Manufacture of other taps and valves(824)Manufacture of batteries and accumulators(778)Manufacture of grain mill products(648)Manufacture of motor vehicles(623)Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers(606)Manufacture of pulp(589)Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.(580)Tanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of fur(559)Manufacture of tobacco products(533)Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels(521)Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment(503)Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery(450)Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery(428)Manufacture of electric domestic appliances(389)Manufacture of prepared pet foods(381)Manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c.(366)Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment(360)Manufacture of kitchen furniture(353)Manufacture of other articles of concrete, plaster and cement(352)Manufacture of glues(351)Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies(343)Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers(339)Manufacture of tools(332)Manufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glassware(328)Manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products(326)Manufacture of sugar(314)Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment(297)Manufacture of plastics in primary forms(292)Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds(285)Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment)(271)Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment(270)Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone(258)Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard(255)Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel(247)Manufacture of underwear(238)Manufacture of plastic packing goods(235)Manufacture of footwear(231)Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery(227)Casting of steel(224)Treatment and coating of metals(197)Weaving of textiles(186)Aluminium production(176)Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products(166)Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements(152)Manufacture of mattresses(139)Manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal(133)Operation of dairies and cheese making(132)Manufacture of weapons and ammunition(122)Manufacture of ready-mixed concrete(120)Manufacture of other knitted and crocheted apparel(118)Shaping and processing of flat glass(118)Manufacture of light metal packaging(112)Manufacture of ice cream(111)Cold drawing of wire(109)Casting of iron(106)Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits(101)Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles(100)Manufacture of explosives(100)Manufacture of central heating radiators and boilers(100)Manufacture of brooms and brushes(99)Manufacture of carpets and rugs(98)Finishing of textiles(96)Manufacture of locks and hinges(94)Manufacture of musical instruments(93)Building of pleasure and sporting boats(88)Preparation and spinning of textile fibres(84)Manufacture of workwear(84)Cold forming or folding(78)Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles(74)Manufacture of metal forming machinery(74)Manufacture of other machine tools(69)Manufacture of cutlery(67)Processing and preserving of poultry meat(65)Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles(63)Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production(60)Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing(57)Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft(57)Manufacture of refractory products(54)Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers(54)Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock(54)Manufacture of steel drums and similar containers(53)Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics(51)Manufacture of wooden containers(48)Binding and related services(48)Manufacture of oils and fats(46)Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats(45)Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles(45)Reproduction of recorded media(42)Manufacture of wiring and wiring devices(42)Manufacture of wiring devices(42)Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery(40)Copper production(40)Manufacture of homogenised food preparations and dietetic food(39)Manufacture of ceramic sanitary fixtures(39)Casting of other non-ferrous metals(39)Manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms(35)Manufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burners(34)Manufacture of power-driven hand tools(34)Manufacture of hollow glass(32)Manufacture of starches and starch products(24)Manufacture of assembled parquet floors(23)Lead, zinc and tin production(23)Manufacture of watches and clocks(23)Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting(21)Manufacture of man-made fibres(21)Casting of light metals(20)Manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production(20)Manufacture of industrial gases(19)Manufacture of lime and plaster(17)Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel(15)Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy(14)Manufacture of ceramic insulators and insulating fittings(13)Manufacture of magnetic and optical media(13)Manufacture of malt(11)Manufacture of dyes and pigments(11)Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products(10)Manufacture of plaster products for construction purposes(10)Manufacture of articles of fur(9)Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment(9)

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Processing and preserving of potatoes	Mahikeng	GKL BLDG	272	$30.1B	2005	200501054607	Corporation	10
Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres	Gqeberha	NEW BRIGHTON WEST CADLE ST	2,012	$18.5B	1998	199800502007	Corporation	7
Manufacture of other rubber products	Johannesburg	RIDGE RD 6	551	$18B	1930	193000280107	Corporation	4,222
Manufacture of other electrical equipment	Vereeniging	MAXWELL DR 2	14	$15.5B	2002	200201552730	Not available	2
Manufacture of electronic components and boards	Durban	UMKHOMAZI DRIVE 35	77	$13.7B	2013	201309600307	Corporation	828
Manufacture of consumer electronics	Johannesburg	WINNIE MANDELA DR 2929	35	$12.4B	1994	199400387207	Corporation	828
Other manufacturing n.e.c.	Johannesburg	MAXWELL DR 1	426	$8.9B	1999	199901794630	Not available	Not available
Precious metals production	Johannesburg	HOSPITAL ST 1	3	$8.6B	1963	196300358906	Corporation	3
Other manufacturing n.e.c.	Pretoria	SIMON VERMOOTEN RD	3,700	$7.4B	1923	192300255507	Corporation	772
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.	Johannesburg	KATHERINE ST 50	0	$7B	1968	196801391407	Corporation	102
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.	Vereeniging	AMPERE ST 1	70	$6.6B	2009	200901240207	Corporation	597
Manufacture of electronic components	Johannesburg	2ND AV SPESCOM PARK	700	$4.3B	1987	198700112307	Corporation	Not available
Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c.	Cape Town	KAREE ST 28	300	$2.9B	2012	201215931107	Corporation	43
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Johannesburg	ROBBIE DE LANGE RD	48	$2.7B	1992	199200476907	Corporation	73
Other manufacturing n.e.c.	Germiston	JUSTICE MOHAMED ST 1247	52	$2.7B	2000	200002472907	Corporation	12
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.	Pretoria	VICTORIA LINK 12	54	$2.7B	1989	198900181807	Corporation	6
Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.	Germiston	RILEY RD OFFICE PARK	634	$2.2B	1968	196800846407	Corporation	160
Other manufacturing n.e.c.	Johannesburg	WEIRDA AVENUE 54	0	$2B	2003	200302616507	Corporation	4,067
Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals	Johannesburg	128 PETER RD 7	2,300	$1.8B	1927	192700008906	Corporation	4,119
Other manufacturing n.e.c.	Bultfontein	LELIEVELD ST 14	34	$1.7B	2016	201640756207	Corporation	Not available
Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles	Durban	PAISLEY ROAD 291	330	$1.5B	1957	195700189107	Corporation	40
Other manufacturing n.e.c.	Johannesburg	Not available	65	$1.3B	1993	199300368307	Corporation	42
Other manufacturing n.e.c.	Cape Town	SILVER ST 12	65	$1.2B	2015	201539342307	Corporation	31
Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes	Malelane	MHLATI FARM	7	$1.2B	1947	194702658307	Corporation	4
Other manufacturing n.e.c.	Hlabisa	NOODSBERG SUGAR MILL JAAGBAAN	355	$1.1B	1915	191500087907	Corporation	1,045

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Data coverage

What data is available on manufacturing companies in South Africa

South Africa business database

Firmographics

Legal name, registered address, NACE sub-sector, legal form, founding year and website. Every record is keyed to its Registration Number — the stable CIPC identifier that survives name changes and rebrands, making it the most reliable CRM deduplication key for South Africa data.

Points of interest

Each company is geocoded to GPS coordinates covering its registered seat and operating locations across South Africa, with a precision level on every point — useful for territory planning and proximity targeting.

Tax IDs

Records carry the Registration Number and, where applicable, the VAT registration number, with a flag for when the two coincide. These are the cleanest match keys for enriching lists and cross-referencing against the national tax authority and your CRM.

Group structure

InfobelPRO resolves the corporate hierarchy — parent, subsidiaries and the size of the worldwide corporate family — so sales and compliance teams can see who controls an entity before engaging or onboarding it.

Financials

Annual revenue in local currency, EUR and USD, employee headcount and founding year, with multi-year history where filed. Figures are sourced from CIPC filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Data dictionary

Every attribute in the South African manufacturing companies dataset

The full field catalogue behind each record. Contact data (email, phone, executives) is part of the licensed dataset but is never displayed on this page.

Identity

companyName: Registered legal name.
businessName: Trading / commercial name where it differs from the legal name.
tradeName: Additional registered trade name.
nationalID: Registration Number — the official CIPC company identifier.
nationalIDIsVat: Flag indicating whether the national ID doubles as the VAT number.

Location

addressStreet: Registered street address.
postCode: Postal code.
city: City / locality.
province: Region / province / county.
country: Country (ISO).
longitude / latitude: Geocoded coordinates of the location.
geoLevel: Precision level of the geocode.

Web

website: Primary corporate URL.
webDomain: Normalised root domain.
websiteStatusFlag: Live / dead / redirect status from the last crawl.
websiteCrawlDate: Date the website was last checked.

Activity

altInternationalCode01–06: Up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes plus labels.
internationalCode: US SIC code.
localCode: National activity code.
infobelCode: Proprietary Infobel activity code.

Size

employeesHere: Headcount at this location.
employeesTotal: Total headcount across the entity (with Actual / Modeled flag).

Financials

salesVolume: Annual revenue in local currency.
salesVolumeEuros: Annual revenue converted to EUR.
salesVolumeDollars: Annual revenue converted to USD — shown in the table.
currency: Reporting currency.
yearStarted: Year the company was founded.
financialHistory: Multi-year revenue history where filed.

Status & legal

statusCodeName: HQ, branch or single-location indicator.
legalStatusCodeDescription: Legal form (e.g. limited company / corporation).

Group structure

familyMembers: Number of entities in the worldwide corporate family.
subsidiaryIndicator: Whether the entity is a subsidiary.
parentLinkage: Link to the parent company.
domesticLinkage / globalLinkage: Domestic and global ownership links.
hierarchyCode: Position within the corporate hierarchy.

Source comparison

CIPC vs InfobelPRO

CIPC gives you legal registration data. InfobelPRO adds the commercial intelligence sales, marketing and compliance teams actually need.

Attribute	CIPCFree official registry	InfobelPRO
Registration Number	Yes	Yes — on 99.9% of records
Legal name & registered address	Yes	Yes
Company status (HQ / branch)	Yes	Yes — daily sync
NACE sub-sector classification	Yes	Yes — up to 6 codes
Annual revenue (local / EUR / USD)	Filings only	Yes — multi-currency
Employee count	No	Yes
Decision-maker contacts	No	Yes — licensed
Geocoded coordinates	No	Yes
Corporate group structure	Filings only	Yes — full hierarchy
API access	No	Yes — REST API
Bulk export (CSV / JSON / Parquet)	No	Yes
Update frequency	Periodic (filings)	Daily sync

Related directories

See all company directories in South Africa, explore the full South Africa business database In the US classification, related SIC codes include SIC 0751 — Livestock Services, Except Veterinary, SIC 2077 — Animal and Marine Fats and Oils and SIC 2015 — Poultry Slaughtering and Processing. The closest NAICS industries are NAICS 311 — Food Manufacturing, NAICS 3121 — Beverage Manufacturing and NAICS 31223 — Tobacco Manufacturing, or see how South Africa fits into the wider Africa business database.

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