Manufacturing Support Programme (MSP)

The Manufacturing Support Programme (MSP) is an incentive designed to grow and develop the manufacturing sector through investment in new or expansion manufacturing projects that will, create and sustain employment, encourage transformation and promote localisation.

The MSP is available to South African registered entities engaged in manufacturing

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 3).

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE MANUFACTURING SUPPORT PROGRAMME (MSP):

  • Promote operational efficiency and competitiveness in new or expansion manufacturing projects.
  • Encourage transformation through supporting enterprises owned by Black persons, Women, Youth and People with Disabilities.
  • Create and sustain employment.
  • Promote localisation through the use of locally produced inputs/raw materials and machinery directly related to production.

THE OBJECTIVES WILL BE SUPPORTED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAMME:

  • Competitiveness Improvements
  • Green Technology and Resource Efficiency Improvements
  • Production Capacity Expansion or New Projects

BENEFITS

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND RAW MATERIALS

  • The MSP offers a reimbursable grant of up to twenty percent (20%) for projects. The maximum grant offering is R10 million over a two-year investment period with the last claim to be submitted within six (6) months after the final approved milestone.
  • the dtic will provide a thirty percent (30%) reimbursable grant for projects that are fifty one percent (51%) owned and controlled/managed by Women, and/or Youth(s) and/or Person(s) with Disabilities.

COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENTS COSTS

  • The objective of this benefit is to improve the competitiveness of manufacturers through the improvement of processes, products, quality standards and related skills development, registration and validation requirements and licensing, technology transfer, waste management, energy efficiency and improvement through the use of business development services.
  • The competitiveness improvements grant related to consultant fees/costs may not exceed R1 million.
  • “All applicants must comply to mandatory requirements on paragraph 4 of the MSP guidelines and must adhere to legislative requirements governing the sector”

Complete application and the required supporting documents must be submitted to: MSPapplications@thedtic.gov.za

NOTE:

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Notice pertaining to the processing of personal information

                                                  Enquiries
Ms Bernice Clacher BClacher@thedtic.gov.za 012 394 1263
Ms Morateng Tyhali MTyhali@thedti.gov.za 012 394 1200
Ms Semakaleng Mangwedi SMangwedi@thedtic.gov.za 012 394 1073
Ms Rinny Mmakau RMmakau@thedtic.gov.za 012 394 1618
Mr Thato Dioka TDioka@thedtic.gov.za 012 394 1761
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