- Employs 3000 workers
Not less than 3000 Nigerians are now gainfully employed at the new 100 million USD manufacturing company officially opened yesterday in Ogun State. Investors from Turkey acquired a 205,000 sqm land and operating on 67.500sqm area located at Agbara to float the baby diapers factory.Governor Ibikunle Amosun led other senior government officials in the state to officially open the plant at an occasion which also had in attendance the Global Chief Executive Officer of Hayat Kimya; Avni Kigili, Managing Director; Hakan Misri among other dignitaries.
The Governor who showered accolades on the Hayat Holding company investors for taking the giant stride to set the plant which has the capacity to produce 1.3 billion baby diapers per annum and 13,000 ton of tissue per annum in the state despite the fact that they were opened to several options in and outside the country.
He said, “This Turkish industrial investor did not just occupy this large expanse of land in the state, we had an agreement and today I am happy they have kept it. I can tell you that not less than 3000 Nigerians have been employed here because it high time issue of unemployment is addressed head-long. And the company is here to stay to further help government tame the scourge of unemployment through other investment drives, wealth and economic growth along its portfolio.
We have also discussed the possibilities of sourcing their raw materials here locally. Because we understand this is not only economically viable for the company but will also expand the frontier of business expansion with indigenous investors in the country. Nigeria and Ogun state is richly blessed not only with a human but also natural resources which we are showcasing to foreign allies to tap into.
Agbara is an area that sits league of multinational companies. We want them to adopt schools were our children will be exposed and trained, the roads in the area are bad and we will need about 23billion dollars to fix Atan to Agbara road. We told this company to foot 40% of the bill and the government will take 60%. With this partnership, we would be able to develop the road network infrastructure.”
According to the Global Chief Executive Officer of Hayat Kimya; Avni Kigili, Nigeria remains an international potential hub of the company with her dynamic young population and strategic position as a critical gate to West and Central Africa.
“Hayat Kimya established Hayat Kimya Nigeria limited in 2015 and introduced its flagship baby diaper brand Molfix in the same year. Today, Molfix has become a market choice in the country.
“This we have achieved as in Nigeria as we continuously invest in people, brand, manufacturing and research facilities in its globalization journey. We have leveraged advanced technologies in the 14 plants that manufacture tissue; hygiene and home care products as we continue international investments at full speed,” he said.
Also present was Nigeria Ambassador to Turkey Ibrahim Isa who described the relationship between the two international countries as “cordial tie that has lasted over the years it’s still waxing strong socio-political front.”
