At CDH we partner with you through the entire life cycle of your business or investment, including:
• Transaction & Corporate Structuring
• Risk Advisory
• Competition Law
• Finance & Banking
• Regulatory, Legal and Compliance Assessments of Operating Conditions
• Environmental & Climate Change
• Health & Safety
• Product Liability
• Construction & Engineering
• Employment Law
• Insurance
• Real Estate
• Local Content & Public Procurement
• Tax & Exchange Control
• Litigation & Judicial Reviews
• Dispute Resolution
• Arbitration and Mediation (whether commercial or investment)
Industrials & Manufacturing
In addition to the traditional manufacturing sectors we service, CDH is a firm focused on ensuring businesses are equipped to navigate the evolving nature of established industries and the new industries emerging from these established industries.
Electric-Mobility
African government's are taking the transition to a green economy seriously, with South Africa releasing the Auto Green Paper on the Advancement of New Energy Vehicles in South Africa. These types of policies intend to establish a clear foundation that will enable African countries to co-ordinate a long-term strategies that will position Africa at the forefront of advanced vehicle and vehicle component manufacturing, complemented by a consumption leg, and increase Africa’s competitiveness in the global race to transition from the internal combustion engine era into electro-mobility solutions and technologies.
Hydrogen
The hydrogen economy is a potential “game changer” not just for South Africa and Africa, but for the world at large. South Africa is well positioned to capitalise on the rapidly-developing global hydrogen economy, to reindustrialise the country and to become an exporter of hydrogen to the world.
Robotics & Automation
The production processes in various sectors of the economy are becoming more autonomised, spanning a whole value chain from components to systems, solutions and services. The use of robotics and the digitization of the production ecosystem have brought about a rise in smart factories, mines and foundaries.
Trade
Getting goods or services to the African market requires you to navigate the policy, regulatory and legal framework of a particular host state or sometimes several host states, including relevant bilateral and multilateral agreements between states. From the outset of an investment decision, CDH provides expert advice and guidance on all aspects of the transaction at the outset of an investment decision in a host state, CDH advises and provides guidance to your business on all aspects of your transaction (risk mitigation measures, investment/transaction structuring, optimization of investment/trade incentives/benefits), including post transactional issues/disputes relating your investment or trade in goods or services.
Our expertise spans the entire value chain of your investment or trade relationship within a host state. #FromFactoryToPort #FromPortToConsumer
Services
At CDH we partner with you through the entire life cycle of your business or investment, including:
• Transaction & Corporate Structuring
• Risk Advisory
• Competition Law
• Finance & Banking
• Regulatory, Legal and Compliance Assessments of Operating Conditions
• Environmental & Climate Change
• Health & Safety
• Product Liability
• Construction & Engineering
• Employment Law
• Insurance
• Real Estate
• Local Content & Public Procurement
• Tax & Exchange Control
• Litigation & Judicial Reviews
• Dispute Resolution
• Arbitration and Mediation (whether commercial or investment)
Industrials & Manufacturing
In addition to the traditional manufacturing sectors we service, CDH is a firm focused on ensuring businesses are equipped to navigate the evolving nature of established industries and the new industries emerging from these established industries.
Electric-Mobility
African government's are taking the transition to a green economy seriously, with South Africa releasing the Auto Green Paper on the Advancement of New Energy Vehicles in South Africa. These types of policies intend to establish a clear foundation that will enable African countries to co-ordinate a long-term strategies that will position Africa at the forefront of advanced vehicle and vehicle component manufacturing, complemented by a consumption leg, and increase Africa’s competitiveness in the global race to transition from the internal combustion engine era into electro-mobility solutions and technologies.
Hydrogen
The hydrogen economy is a potential “game changer” not just for South Africa and Africa, but for the world at large. South Africa is well positioned to capitalise on the rapidly-developing global hydrogen economy, to reindustrialise the country and to become an exporter of hydrogen to the world.
Robotics & Automation
The production processes in various sectors of the economy are becoming more autonomised, spanning a whole value chain from components to systems, solutions and services. The use of robotics and the digitization of the production ecosystem have brought about a rise in smart factories, mines and foundaries.
Trade
Getting goods or services to the African market requires you to navigate the policy, regulatory and legal framework of a particular host state or sometimes several host states, including relevant bilateral and multilateral agreements between states. From the outset of an investment decision, CDH provides expert advice and guidance on all aspects of the transaction at the outset of an investment decision in a host state, CDH advises and provides guidance to your business on all aspects of your transaction (risk mitigation measures, investment/transaction structuring, optimization of investment/trade incentives/benefits), including post transactional issues/disputes relating your investment or trade in goods or services.
Our expertise spans the entire value chain of your investment or trade relationship within a host state. #FromFactoryToPort #FromPortToConsumer
Industrials, Manufacturing & Trade Lawyers
Our Industrials, Manufacturing & Trade team provide a multidisciplinary approach to legal and commercial matters across Africa.
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Industrials, Manufacturing & Trade News
More newsBig boost for a South African green hydrogen economy as new tools released
On 17 February 2025 two key environmental planning tools were published with the aim of guiding and supporting the responsible development of green hydrogen projects which will play an important role in South Africa’s commitment to achieving a Just Energy Transition by replacing the use of fossil fuels in the fertilizer industry and in other hard-to-abate industries such as the heavy mobility, steel and cement industries.
Implementation of South Africa’s clean hydrogen ambition
Jackwell Feris, Director and the Sector Head for Industrials, Manufacturing & Trade, and Priscilla Brandt, Candidate Attorney, were featured in Engineering News where they discussed the Implementation of South Africa’s clean hydrogen ambition.
Webinar Recording | Unlocking and Protecting Investment Flow in Africa: The AfCFTA Investment Protocol
Investment into existing and new industries in Africa is critical to unlock the economic growth and development benefits the AfCFTA holds for Africa.