Description

Soap is the traditional washing compound made from the saponification of oil fats and caustic alkali. Commercially, the fat is sourced from tallow, lard, palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, marine oil, etc. Although at present, palm oil and palm kernel oil for the local soap making in Nigeria are readily available, nearly all the alkali for soap making is imported.

Soaps are cleaning products that have become an essential part in our daily lives. Cleaning products play an essential role by safely and effectively removing dirts, germs and other contaminants, and thus promote a hygienic lifestyle. There are therefore, indispensable items as a daily requirement in homes, offices, schools, hospitals, restaurants etc

The product is in great demands in Nigeria. Considering the estimated national population of one hundred and eighty (180,000,000) million and per capita consumption of thirty (30) tablets, the national demand for soap is estimated at five million (5,000,000) tablets per annum.

Black Soap is obtained from saponification reaction of fat and alkali. Various raw materials such as tallow, lard, coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil are used for soap production.

It is a popular body washing product with additional advantages over normal toilet soaps; having moisturizing and healing effects on the skin caused by exposure to sun and bacteria or fungi. They are therefore, indispensable items as a daily requirement in homes.

The project is both technically and economically viable. The production technology is simple and the equipments are locally fabricated. The raw materials are readily available.

The production plant comprises of Soap Reactor, Cutting Machine, Stamper, Mould, Scale, Wood Pallets, Accessories, Generator and Project Vehicles.

The estimated production capacity of the plant is eight hundred (800) litres or four (4) drums or twenty-six thousand, four hundred (26,400) tablets of black soap per day at ninety percent (90%) of the installed capacity for three hundred (300) working day producing about eleven thousand, eight hundred and eighty (11,880) catons of one hundred (100) pieces of one hundred and fifty (150) grams pack of black soap bi-monthly.

This report seeks to examine the financial viability or otherwise of establishing a black soap production plant in Nigeria.