Aganga, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, said he was impressed with the level of investment the firm had made and asked for more investments into the economy. He described the paper packaging facility as unique and the first of its kind in West Africa, noting that the investment was part of efforts by the government to reduce the importation of materials that could be produced locally.
Tempo Paper Pulp and Packaging manufactures bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film that caters for the flexible packaging requirements of various industries in Nigeria and beyond and, according to the Federal Government, the establishment of this company will not only add value to the country, but also create jobs for Nigerians.
Seun Obasanjo, the managing director of the company, said that the journey to the establishment of the company was a long one starting from egg tray production with reasonable success, nylon bags, paper carton to cement woven bags and completed with ordinary woven bags.
“We decided that we could venture into BOPP which is the next higher level in packaging industry, with encouragement and necessary financing,” Obasanjo is quoted as saying by the Guardian Nigeria. “We have never been pioneer in all other aspects of packaging that we have embarked upon. Going into BOPP as a pioneer in Nigeria and only surpassed by South Africa and Egypt, was an article of faith, courage and belief in Nigeria.”
