Moving up the copper value chain in Southern Africa

Neva Makgetla, Saul Levin and Sithembiso Mtanga

No wp-2019-52, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Southern African countries—mainly Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo—account for around a seventh of global production of copper. In the 2010s, they imported over a third of the associated capital goods and components from South Africa. Given this strength, some observers suggest that the South African capital goods industry could do more to support copper fabrication in the region. Theoretically, investing in production of semi-manufactures (principally wire, cable, and tubing) would promote industrialization and enhance value-add.

Keywords: Copper; Industrialization; Agglomeration; Mineral industries; Global value chains; Value chains; Exports; Industrial policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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