The
Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring
Board has endorsed new initiatives to establish industrial parks in each
oil producing state in partnership with the state governments.
This will stimulate the participation
of the communities in the local supply chain and provide a direct
platform for collaboration with original equipment manufacturers who are
now required to manufacture a minimum proportion of components in
Nigeria.
Speaking on behalf of the board, the
Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engineer Ernest Nwapa explained that the
Board will collaborate with major operators, service companies and the
relevant state governments to build industrial parks which will support
operations of the industry and help achieve service efficiency through
shared services.
Other benefits of the industrial park
concept include the reduction of start-up investment cost for new
business, stakeholders’ collaboration and industry commitment to utilize
manufactured products from industrial parks.
He said: “The parks will host
manufacturing activities driven by the Oil and Gas industry demand but
will certainly service other sectors of the economy as they grow
organically into integrated industrial zones.
“The start-up product slate will
include steel pipes & allied fittings, switch gears , panels, skids,
pipe racks and brackets, Environmental protection equipment, chemicals,
industrial gases, computers, telecom and other ICT equipment
components, Furniture, LPG cylinders, Bolts & Nuts, Drilling
fluids.”
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