Services for the Forest Products Industry: South Africa

Accenture's Forest industry group helps companies in the lumber, pulp, papermaking and packaging segments of the industry to develop and implement new technologies to improve business performance.

Forestry was one of the first industries to be developed in South Africa as almost no natural forests occur in this country. Its success is seen as a major accomplishment because South Africa is plagued by intermittent drought and a relatively small area of land is suitable for forestry.

Globally, forest products and paper companies have lagged behind the market average in terms of total return to shareholders. David A. Rossi, a partner in the Accenture global Forest Products industry group, analyses the causes: "The under-performance results from chronic over-production, which generally depresses prices. This is interspersed with brief, dramatic price spikes when demand exceeds capacity."

South African forest product companies must operate in this difficult global environment. They are recognised as leaders in the production of high grade pulp and paper. Accenture can help them to leverage this product excellence to gain profitable competitive advantage in the global market.

Learn about our global expertise in the Forest Products Industry

Accenture leverages global best practice effectively through its profound knowledge of local conditions to help South African forestry clients achieve high performance.

The Accenture Forest Products group collaborates with clients to identify and take advantage of opportunities and drive tangible, real-world results. In our work, we draw on our deep industry experience, gained through years of working with leading forest products companies, as well as a broad range of skills, from business-process design to human-performance enhancement and the implementation of leading-edge technology. And we continue to explore innovative ways for forest products companies to profit, grow and succeed.