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Taonga Sabola, 04 May 2006
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Unilever South East Africa on Wednesday said it has pumped K345 million into the refurbishment of its soap-making factory in Limbe to step up its capacity as it prepares itself for the export market.
Unilever Deputy Managing Director John Mhone said the Malawi-Mozambique Bilateral Trade Agreement which starts working this July provides an opportunity for the company to go into the export market.
“As such, we want to enhance our capacity especially in the manufacturing of soap to benefit from the agreement.
“During the renovations we will replace old machines with new and state-of-the-art equipment which will ensure modern and safe working environment,” said Mhone, adding that since 2003 the company has already invested K220 million.
He said the refurbishment project will be finalised by November this year.
Unilever Head of Supply Chain Patrique Chithira said the process is going to be professionally managed such that soap production will not be interrupted.
Unilever South East Africa currently produces 100 metric tonnes of soap daily and, with the refurbishments, production is expected to rise to around 160 metric tonnes a day.
The current Unilever factory in Limbe was built in the 1950s and most of the equipment being used is said to be very outdated.
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