The project describes the investment cost and benefits for setting up a Lube oil blending plant in Nigeria at a small scale.
The proposed plant can be established anywhere in the country as its end products are consumed widely and generally in Nigeria.
The unit will be using modern semi-automated machinery for all the processes, ensuring quality check throughout the production process. All standards in oil industry are to be complied to including The API, SAE, SON and DPR.
There is no specific time required for the entry time in this sector. As the need is increasing day by day due to the increase in population and industrialization, investment can be made any time during the year.

Viability Of cosmetics And Beauty Business

Cosmetic and beauty products are used in all parts of the world and of course those that are in the business of manufacturing cosmetics and beauty products are known to generate sales year in year out if the business is well – managed. As a matter of fact, economic downturn hardly affects the purchase of cosmetic and beauty products because it is a commodity that plays a major role in our daily living.

It is a known fact that the manufacturing of cosmetic and beauty products has continued to soar high. If you are however considering starting your own cosmetics and beauty products manufacturing business, then you must be ready to learn the ropes.

So, if you have decided to start your own cosmetics manufacturing company, then you should ensure that you carry out thorough feasibility studies and market survey. Business plan is yet another very important business document that you should not take for granted when launching your cosmetics manufacturing business.

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Production manual for Chemical based Products like never before covering Cosmetics, Adhesives, Beverages and Food, Disinfectant, Industrial chemicals, Lubricants, Paints,Printing Inks, Stain Removers, Soaps and detergents, wood finishes etc and over 100 product formulations, processing method & Usage, Equipment & tools, quality parameter, sources of raw material, useful tips and all relevant Information.

Hi Chizillar,
Thank you so much for this thread. It is very useful.

I ll reach out to you once I'm ready for the manual. I've taken down the possible ones (those that encourage small scale business) from all you stated here. God bless.

@SeunPaul01,
Thank you very much. You can choose to start on a small scale. The future is bright.

Seunpaul01:
Hi Chizillar,
Thank you so much for this thread. It is very useful.

I ll reach out to you once I'm ready for the manual. I've taken down the possible ones (those that encourage small scale business) from all you stated here. God bless.

Start the Production of Caustic Soda

The production of caustic soda is yet another thriving and profitable business under the chemical industry. If you are considering starting this type of business, then you should ensure that you secure the necessary permits from the government of your country before opening the business. It is important to state that this type of business can be started on a small sale.

Start Air freshener Production Business (Fragrance and Flavor)

Air freshener is yet another product in the chemical industry that can be mass – produced. If you are considering starting your own low budget business in the chemical industry, then air freshener production is one of the businesses that you can start. With a little start – up capital, you can successfully set – up your own air freshener production company.

There is a large market for air freshener and air freshener can be produced either in liquid form, gaseous form or solid forms. If you want to stay competitive in this industry, you must ensure that you come up with unique and pleasant smells and also your products must be well – packaged. Furthermore, this is a highly concentrated market, and so you have to carve a niche for your brand by producing very unique fragrances to stand out

Go into the Production of Hair Cream and Sulphur 8
The production of hair creams and sulphur 8 is yet another business an entrepreneur can successfully launch; this business falls under the chemical industry. There is a large market for hair creams and sulphur 8; sulphur 8 is used in the treatment of dandruff and other hair related infection.

So, if you are looking towards starting a small scale business in the chemical industry, then one of your options is to go into the production of hair creams and sulphur 8. Please note that branding and packaging will go a long way to help you attract customers.

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QUALITY PARAMETERS

Inks are generally customized products. Each end user has his own particular requirements. The manufacturer must endeavor to meet his client’s specification while meeting environmental and safety requirements of the society. However, SON has specifications for general purpose inks that can be followed.

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Start Body Products Production Business

Lotions, pomades, body creams, petroleum jelly et al, are all body products and they fall under the chemical industry. As a matter of fact, it is rare to find any household where they don’t have at least one or two body products of this sort. This goes to show that there is indeed a large market for body products.

Although there are other leading brands in the body products line of business, but any entrepreneur who is interested in building a business in this line of industry can still become successful. All they need to do is to ensure that they come – up with good competitive strategies and they will be able to win a portion of the available market.

So, if you are considering starting a business in the chemical industry, then one of the options available to you is to start a body products production business. Just ensure that your line of products is of good quality and well packaged.

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Go into the Production of Baking Powder

Baking powder is yet another product under the chemical industry that is used by loads of people; baking powder is used in baking of cakes, cookies and any flour food that is processed through the oven. This goes to show that there is a large market for baking powder. So if you are looking for a thriving and profitable business to start, and a business in the chemical industry, then one of your options is to go into the production of baking powders.

Chemical Production Manual: A guide to production of Chemical based products in Nigeria + Over 100 detailed product formulations, processing method & usage, Equipment & tools, quality parameters, raw material, Safety standard & Precautions, useful tips and all relevant information.

Cosmetic is any product that is meant to be rubbed, sprinkled, sprayed, introduced, applied or rub to the human body for the purpose of beautifying, cleansing, altering the appearance or promoting attractiveness.

Cosmetic manufacturing business is one of the largest industry in Nigeria that makes a lot of turnover and sales. The manner in which people purchased cosmetic in Nigeria keep increasing every now and then, meanwhile, sensitization about the need for personal hygiene and beauty is increasing as well.

The end products of cosmetic manufacturing business are Cream, lotions, toothpaste, shampoo, pomade, shaving cream, hair oils, emulsions cleansing milk, Nails polishes and Nail lacquers, powder, lipstick and lip gloss, depilatories, Hair dyes, Alcohol fragrance solutions, Deodorant or cents, Toilet Soaps etc.

Start the Production of Salt

It is safe to classify the production of salt (sodium chloride) under the chemical industry. So, if you are looking towards starting a business in the chemical industry, a business that requires law start – up capital and one whose raw materials can readily be sourced, then you should consider going into the production of salt. It is a thriving and profitable business. These days there have been the need to iodize the salts that are being produced.

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Go into the Production of Hair Cream and Sulphur 8
The production of hair creams and sulphur 8 is yet another business an entrepreneur can successfully launch; this business falls under the chemical industry. There is a large market for hair creams and sulphur 8; sulphur 8 is used in the treatment of dandruff and other hair related infection.

So, if you are looking towards starting a small scale business in the chemical industry, then one of your options is to go into the production of hair creams and sulphur 8. Please note that branding and packaging will go a long way to help you attract customers

Start a Starch Production Business (Spray Starch and Cold Water Starch)

Laundries, Laundromats, textiles companies and printing presses are places where starch is used on commercial quantities. Starch is also used in our homes when ironing our clothes and as a matter of fact, in some parts of the world-m precisely Africa, starch is being consumed as food. There is indeed a very large market for starch.

Thus, if you are looking towards starting a small cottage business, a business that can safely categorized under the chemical industry, then you should consider starting a starch production business. All you need to do is to define your target market and produce starch products that are in high demand within your target market.

Production of Hair Relaxers and Shampoos

The production of hair relaxers and shampoos is yet another thriving and highly profitable business in the chemical industry. There is a large market for hair relaxers and shampoos. So, if you are looking towards starting a business in the chemical industry, a business that can be started on a small scale, then one of your options is to go into the production of hair relaxers and shampoos.

Although there are many hair care products out there in the market, but if your products are of good qualities and well packaged, then you are likely not going into struggle much to gain your own fair share of the available market.

Production manual for Chemical based Products like never before covering Cosmetics, Adhesives, Beverages and Food, Disinfectant, Industrial chemicals, Lubricants, Paints,Printing Inks, Stain Removers, Soaps and detergents, wood finishes etc and over 100 product formulations, processing method & Usage, Equipment & tools, quality parameter, sources of raw material, useful tips and all relevant Information

Start a Skill Acquisition School

Soap making, detergent making, liquid soap, tie and dye, pesticide, herbicides, insecticides, perfumes, air fresheners, after shave and loads of other chemical related products are products that don’t take much time to learn how to make.

So, if you know how to make these products and you have the skills to impart knowledge, then one of the business that you can successfully start is to open a skill acquisition center; a place where people will have the options of learning how to make various chemical related products that are highly sellable.

You don’t necessarily need to know how to make all these products before opening a skill acquisition school; you can also hire the services of other trainers who are skilled in some of the areas that you are not.

Start a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company

Chemicals are parts of the raw materials used in the production of drugs; hence it will be safe to classify drugs production business under the chemical industry. So, if you are looking towards starting a business in the chemical industry, then you have the option of opening a pharmaceutical manufacturing company.

It is a highly profitable and thriving business, and an industry that is highly regulated. If you want to start this type of business, then you would be required to apply and obtain the necessary license and permits from the government of your country.

START THE PRODUCTION OF INKS

The production of inks is a thriving and highly profitable business in the chemical industry. Inks are used in printing either in cartridges used by small printers in offices or in printing press.

The truth is that as long as we have books, magazines, banners, billboards (except electronic billboards) and artworks etc, there will always be need for inks. This goes to show that there is indeed a pretty large market for inks. As an aspiring entrepreneur who is looking towards starting a business in the chemical industry, one of your options is to go into the production of inks.

Start Producing Insecticide, Herbicides and Pesticides
Insecticides are chemicals that are used for killing insects, herbicides are chemicals that are used in farms to kill leaf – eating insects and pesticides are chemicals used in killing pest such as rodents et al. there is indeed a large market for these products.

Hence, if you are looking for a business to start in the chemical industry, a business that is thriving and profitable, a business that can be successfully launched on a small scale, then one of your options is to start producing insecticides, herbicides, and pesticides.

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Go into the Production of Embalmment Chemicals

Another thriving and profitable business in the chemical industry that an entrepreneur should consider staring is to go into the production of embalmment chemical. Mortuaries all over the world rely on embalmment chemicals for preserving dead bodies hence there is a market for embalmment chemicals because it is inevitable for people to die. So, if you are looking for a business to start in the chemical industry, then one of your options is to go into the production of embalmment chemicals and perhaps other similar products

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You can start production any of the chemical based products on a small scale and grow overtime.