▪︎ The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has applauded the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) for its sponsorship of a bill at the National Assembly to shut Nigeria’s borders against the importation of industrial raw materials that can be locally sourced. ” It is a first of its kind, as it holds enormous…
▪︎Thomas Guillot, Chief Executive of the GCCA (left); Alice de Moraes Amorim Vogas, Special Advisor for COP30 (middle); German Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck (right). The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) says policymakers, governments and the private sector should buy into Procurements of green cement and concrete , saying…
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG- MAN) are scrambling to fill the gaps created by the recent exit of multinational pharmaceutical companies from Nigeria. Consequently, they are requesting the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to hasten the approval process for their products to enable them to replace…
(Industrial Times) The World Steel Association (Worldsteel) says that Africa produced 1.9 million metric tons of crude steel in August 2024, out of the global 144.8 million metric tons. In Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia are the top steel-producing countries. The Association in its latest Crude steel production chart by region, also…
The Newly elected President of Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), Ifeanyi Okoye,has given insight into challenges facing the manufacturing sector leading to the closure of some companies and exit of some multinational companies from Nigeria.The Vanguard Newspaper reported that Okoye said: “There are a lot of issues that are bothering manufacturers in this country.He said: “One…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN)has called on the Federal Government government to put in place a phased implementation policy for the proposed single-use plastics ban. This is to allow the operators in the sector sufficient time to adapt and mitigate disruptions that will arise from the ban. MAN, in a position statement on Tuesday, …
▪︎ Jakarta, on Java Island Indonesia is moving its capital city to a different part of the country and steel makers in the country are expected to supply 9.5 million tons of steel to develop the new city, Nusantara. Checks by Industrialtimesngr.com, shows that following a recent discovery by the Indonesia’s government that parts of…
▪︎Queues at a NNPCL filling station in Lagos EMPLOYERS in the Nigerian private sector have warned that the recent hike in petrol prices will causes huge layoffs across industries in the economy. The private sector employers include the members of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and…
Rev Isaac Adefemi Agoye, is representing Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, on the Board of the Bank of Industry (BOI), as a non-executive director.Rev Agoye was among the non- executive directors of BOI approved by President Bola Tinubu along with the new 13-member board for the BOI. The new Board is headed by Dr Mansur Muhtar,…
On Thursday 12 September 2024, worldstainless Secretary-General, Tim Collins, will explain why stainless steels, should be part of our routine materials palette, for the built environment. In a statement released ahead of the event by the World Stainless Steel , said “Stainless steels are an impressive family of high Chromium alloys and offer good to…
