Glass making sits at the centre of the Culturepreneur production chain. Nigeria holds substantial deposits of the silica and kaolin that glass production depends on, yet finished glassware is overwhelmingly imported.
The opportunity
- Initiate, develop and sustain the very first indigenous glass making factory.
- Process locally sourced clay, kaolin and silica rather than importing finished goods.
- Supply laboratory materials, bottles, mirrors, frames and insulators to domestic and export markets.
Reducing import expenditure while building a skilled manufacturing workforce is the core economic argument for the cluster.