SOAP MAKING 1.0 Introduction Nigeria as a country can easily produce quality laundry and toilet soaps, using local raw materials and technology that can gain International acceptance. This will depend on how the project is handled professionally. This is what this country deserves at this point in time. With this policy in place and sincerity of purpose, the local industries will come up and protected from the effect of importation from abroad. It should be noted that the unemployment situation in the country, foreign debts, unfavourable balance of payments, and other related economic problems cannot be solved unless Nigeria looks inwards to establish small and medium scale industries, and develop technologically. The technology and art of making soap has been with us for a very long time. Raw materials: The raw materials are readily available and locally abundant in the country. There is also a vast market for soap. Consumption and usage of soap for personal hygiene and general cleanliness per household is rising and the importance cannot be emphasized. Nigeria market is a very large one considering the growing population yearly. Moreover, with the increase in population, there is a widening demand-supply gap. As a result, the need to establish more soap production plants in both rural and urban areas at various classes of consumers. 2.0 The Project The Plants and Machinery machines required to set-up this plant are: 1. Oil storage tanks and vessels 2. Steam Generators 3. Filter press 4. Soap reactors 5. Recovery vessels 6. Drying Machines 7. Cooling Frames 8. Plodders 9. Cutting Tables 10. Stamping Machines 11. Wrapper and Packages Plants of various sizes exist to produce 1500, 1600, 2200 metric tons of soap per annum. The capacity can be increased according to the promoters request and capacity of production will depend wholly on availability of funds and plant capacity chosen. 3.0 Required Raw Materials Essential raw materials for soap production are: 1. Animal fats or vegetable oil (OK Oil) 2. Soda Ash 3. Others 5.0 Manpower Requirement The minimum number of workers required to carry out the above production depends wholly on the capacity chosen, and on whether the proposed investor is interested in producing bar or toilet soap, or both. For attractive products, the most important thing is the packaging system adopted. This must be carefully done; make sure that it is equal to or more attractive than the imported products. 6.0 Marketing Information With the rapid population increase, organizations, such as schools, hospitals, car wash etc. The market of soap both bar and liquid detergent is at high site. However, there is vast market for soap consumption and usage of soap for personal hygiene as pointed out earlier; and cleanliness per household and organization, government, departments and agencies such as hospital etc is always increasing. Furthermore, apart from the Nigerian Markets, one can cash in on the high demand from the neighbouring countries (whose indigenes travel several kilometers to or from Nigeria to purchase daily essentials) or to export. Once the quality is good and price competitive, there will always be a willing market with the type of raw materials available, Nigeria can provide high quality products that can even be exported to developed countries. 7.0 Cost implication of the Project i. Land and Building 2,000,000 ii. Plants and Machinery: a. Oil Storage Tanks&Vessels b. Steam Generator c. Filter Press d. Soap reactor e. Drying Machine f. Cooling Frame g. Plodder h. Cutting Table i. Stamping Machine iii. Furniture&Fittings iv. Borehole v. Motor Vehicles / Delivery vi. Working Capital vii. Raw Materials viii. Centrifuges ix. Packaging Materials x. Other Logistics xi. Advertisement and Promotion xii. Preliminary and Professional Fees xiii. Salary and Wages: • Manager 1 • Accountant 1 • Technical Workers 3 • Unskilled Labours 10 • Others 5 21.
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