P&G inaugurates soap manufacturing plant
PRocter & Gamble Nigeria, a subsidiary of Procter &Gamble (P&G) Global Business has inaugurated a factory for the manufacture of Safeguard, an antibacterial soap at New Home Products Industries Limited (NHPIL) Plant, Matori, Lagos.
Dimitri Panayotopoulos, Vice Chair, P&G Global Business at the inauguration of the factory said the inauguration is coming on the heels of the company’s partnership with NHPIL Limited to manufacture Safeguard at NHPIL’s factory, developed for the manufacture of the soap.
According to him, “This partnership is part of Procter and Gamble’s long term investment plan in Nigeria. NHIPL’s manufacturing plant for Safeguard antibacterial soap is a world class facility that is enabling the leading global brand to reach consumers here in Nigeria and has already generated 70 new jobs with several more expected indirectly through suppliers and distributors.”
“Since its establishment in Nigeria, P&G has invested billions of naira in capital projects including its plant in Ibadan, Oyo State. More than 85 per cent of the P&G products sold in Nigeria are manufactured in the country. The multinational firm is poised to further expand its investments in Nigeria, increase its production capacity while introducing latest product technology and new products.
P&G Nigeria serves as the business hub for the entire West and Central Africa as the company expands across the region,” Panayotopoulos said. Also speaking, Mr. Deeprak Kacher, Managing Director of NHPIL, indicated his interest in a heightened level of collaboration between the two companies.
“We are looking forward to taking our partnership with P&G from good to great.” Kacher asured. NHIPL is part of the Chanrai Summit Group, a multinational company that has been in Nigeria since 1890. The company also has operations in Ghana, Dubai, Spain, Singapore, India and UK.
