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Cosmetics made in Namibia at the Intra African Trade Fair in Egypt, Cairo.

The Namibian Cosmetics sector will be represented through a Namibian Network of the Cosmetics Industry (NANCi) stand at the Inaugural Inter-African Trade Fair (IATF) in Cairo, Egypt, taking place on 11-17 December 2018. NANCi, proudly sponsored by GIZ, will be taking 15 local cosmetics companies to showcase their products there, thus creating market access and [….]

NANCi’s First City Market!

NANCi’s members showcased their products at the bi-weekly Windhoek Village City Market on 24 November 2017. The sales were good, as well as the interactions within the industry and with the general public. Enthusiastic Namibians and foreigners alike flocked the market and were impressed by the variety and quality of the Cosmetic products Namibia has to [….]

Transformation and Technology

Visits to companies revealed that primary processing is done in a semi-mechanised, yet artisanal manner. In all cases, there is reliance on skilled and semi-skilled labour.Stakeholders mentioned that it is difficult to find appropriate skilled labour. The processing technologies currently in use lack innovation,but according to the stakeholders they are sufficient to produce products of [….]

Global and Regional Industry Performance

Cosmetics are considered consumer staples, i.e. the use of cosmetics is common in every income segment. As such, this market is stable and can experience continuous growth even in unfavourable economic conditions (Łopaciuk and Łoboda, 2013). Nevertheless, in 2012, only 4% of the total global industry revenue was generated in Africa and the Middle East [….]

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