South Africa holds its own...
South Africa saw an increase of 5.1% in aerosol production
Production increases or stays steady across all categories
in 2019 compared to 2018. According to The Aerosol
Manufacturers’ Association
of South Africa’s (AMA) statistical
report, growth or steadiness was seen
in all product categories.
Total local production was 301.6
million units, a slight increase of 5.1%
from 287.1 million units in 2018.
Personal Care saw 140.5
million aerosols filled,
last year, a 1.1% rise from
2018. This was the leading
category in 2019. While
the Deodorant and Shaving
subcategories remained
stable, the Hair Care sector
showed a 10.3% boost.
Home Care was 134.4 million
units in 2019, a 10.3% gain compared to
2018. A bright spot was the Insecticides subcategory, which
boomed 20.4%. Polishes and Oven Cleaners remained the
same; however, Fresheners grew by 3.3%.
The Other category totaled 26.7 million units in 2019, a
1.9% jump from 26.2 million in 2018. The Food and Car Care
subcategories showed improvement, while the other subcategories,
such as Medical/Pharmaceutical, Paint and Miscellaneous
remained steady.
2019 imports totaled 55.1 million and 2019 exports totaled
12.2 million. Spray
South African 2019 Imports & Exports
(in millions of units)
Category Imports Exports
Personal Care 41.68 5.01
Home Care 4.46 5.1
Other 8.96 2.11
Grand Total 55.10 12.22
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2019 Aerosol Production in South Africa (in millions of units)
Category 2018 2019 % change Import(+) Export(-) SA Aerosol
Market 2019
Personal Care
Deodorants 124.0 124.0 0% 34.2 3.9 154.3
Hair Care 14.5 16.0 10.3% 3.0 1.0 18.0
Shaving 0.5 0.5 0% 4.5 0.2 4.8
PC Totals 139.0 140.5 1.1% 41.7 5.0 177.2
Home Care
Insecticides 54.0 65.00 20.4% 1.6 3.3 63.3
Freshener 46.0 47.5 3.3% 2.1 0.9 48.7
Polish (Gnl) 19.0 19.0 0% 0.2 0.7 18.4
Polish (Shoes) 1.2 1.2 0% - 0.1 1.1
Oven Cleaner 1.7 1.7 0% 0.7 0.1 2.3
HC Totals 121.9 134.4 10.3% 4.5 5.1 133.8
Other
Car Care 10.0 10.3 3% 1.7 0.7 11.3
Paint 8.8 8.8 0% 5.8 0.5 14.1
Med/Pharma 1.2 1.2 0% 0.3 0.3 1.1
Food 4.7 4.9 4.3% 0.3 0.1 5.1
Misc 1.5 1.5 0% 0.9 0.4 2.0
Other Totals 26.2 26.7 1.9% 9.0 2.1 33.6
GRAND TOTAL 287.1 301.6 5.1% 55.1 12.2 344.5
The deodorant subcategory saw the
introduction of men’s Shower to Shower
sprays in Cool Confidence, Extreme
Dry, Cool Musk, Extreme Fresh, Fresh
Sport and Intense Cool.