Frost & Sullivan Expects Buoyant Growth in the South African Pressure Sensors Market

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Growth in the South African pressure sensors market will remain buoyant,
undeterred by the economic slowdown and inflation. This will mostly be due to
higher investments in the chemicals and petrochemicals and power generation
end-user sectors. Other factors supporting steady market growth are technical
advancements, infrastructural development in end-user sectors and migration
toward electronic pressure measurement.

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New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (www.sensors.frost.com), South
African Pressure Sensors Market, finds that market earned revenues of over
$22.5 million in 2007 and estimates this to reach $40.5 million in 2014.

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“Several major factors will drive demand for pressure sensing
technologies in the chemicals and petrochemicals and power generation
end-user sectors,” notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst James Fungai
Maposa. “These include the need for investment within the power sector, the
boom in metal prices during the first half of 2008, and informed
decision-making for batch process industries.”

In the long term, a surge in demand is anticipated in the chemical and
petrochemicals, power generation, metals, minerals and mining, automotive as
well as water and wastewater end-user sectors. Moderate growth is expected
for the food and beverage, pulp and paper, and pharmaceutical end-user
sectors.

However, the current global financial crisis could limit the financial
resources available for key end-user expansion and periodic equipment
replacement purchases. Major end-user companies are tightening their budgets
in order to stay viable and profitable, resulting in reduced purchases of
pressure sensing equipment.

A flexible pricing strategy and the establishment of a sensor repair
facility are strategies that suppliers could adopt to maintain a sizeable
client base capable of sustaining revenue generation over the long term.

“To maintain market growth, suppliers should also market the benefits of
purchasing newer pressure sensing technologies including software competence,
multivariable measurement and harsh environment adaptability,” concludes
Maposa.

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