Nigerian Breweries Plc has commissioned its upgraded brewery in Ota, Ogun State as part of its strategic plan to consolidate its leadership position in the industry.
Part of the brewery infrastructure commissioned at the well-attended ceremony included a new PET line, a Water Treatment Plant and a Waste Water Treatment Plant, among twenty-one others.
While welcoming guests who included the governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, and former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, Kola Jamodu, Chairman, Nigerian Breweries Plc, explained that the multi-billion Naira PET line which currently boasts the best technology in the HEINEKEN world was installed to deepen availability of the non-alcoholic product portfolio of the company.
He added that the modern Water Treatment Plant was constructed to ensure the continued excellent quality of the company's brands while the Waste Water Treatment Plant further contributes to the success of its sustainability agenda of "Brewing a Better World".According to the chairman,
"These investments, totaling over 11 billion naira stand out as a testimony to our corporate philosophy of Winning with Nigeria and they reflect our company's bold confidence in Ogun State and Nigeria as an investment destination."
Jamodu also emphasized that the projects signpost the contribution of the company to the economic development of Ogun State which also play to another of its brewery in Ijebu Ode and many of the ancillary industries that the company supports.
He said that the company currently sources over 50 percent of its raw materials and 95 percent of its packaging materials locally.
Nigerian Breweries Plc acquired Ota brewery in 2011 and since that time, the company has invested significantly to upgrade the facilities at the brewery to the world class standards befitting a brewery in the HEINEKEN group.
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