The Affiliation of Desk Water Producers (ATWAP) says it should shut down and droop manufacturing in all water producing factories in Enugu State because of the unbearably excessive price of manufacturing.
This was contained in an announcement issued by the Chairman of ATWAP, Enugu State Chapter, Mr. Tony Edike, and his Secretary of State, Sir Clems Nwamadi, in Enugu on Sunday.
The assertion was issued after members of ATWAP Enugu State Chapter held an emergency assembly in Enugu on February 8, 2024 on the challenges confronted by all members of the affiliation.
It stated that from Monday, February 12 (tomorrow) to Thursday, February 15, 2024, all desk water producers in Enugu State, together with pouches and PET bottles, are required to down instruments and droop all manufacturing.
In accordance with the assertion, “that is to allow us to discover a workable resolution to the various challenges our members face.
“The present tough financial state of affairs within the nation, particularly because it impacts the supplies and different logistics for sachet water manufacturing within the state, was critically assessed.
“After hours of deliberation on the overwhelming challenges confronted by ATWAP members, particularly the greater than 500 % enhance within the costs of uncooked supplies and different elements of manufacturing, we should come to this determination.
“After the five hundred % enhance within the costs of uncooked supplies, together with nylon, parking baggage, purification supplies, the acquisition of water from boreholes exterior the town, diesel, excessive electrical energy charges, transportation and different upkeep and personnel prices, we needed to shut the store .
“The upward revision of assorted charges charged by each state and native governments inside our working areas can also be an element,” the report stated.
It stated that ATWAP, after receiving discipline studies from completely different zones of the affiliation, indicated that many producers had closed their factories resulting from excessive materials prices and different manufacturing issues that had elevated their numbers among the many members.
The assertion stated that ATWAP Enugu State Chapter hereby resolves as follows: “with impact from February 16, 2024, a bag of sachet water (20 sachets) will probably be bought at N300 to allow the producers to maintain their operations and their companies/investments to save lots of. of complete collapse.
“Any defaulter/violator of this decision, which was unanimously endorsed by all members of ATWAP Enugu State Chapter, shall pay a tremendous of N200,000 per truck/driver caught by the ATWAP Job Pressure already mandated to implement train.
“Members are suggested to mobilize their workforce through the interval of manufacturing unit closure to clear their gear and maintain their atmosphere clear because the Job Pressure will quickly start manufacturing unit inspections to make sure members are assembly the usual working procedures.”
Nonetheless, the assertion appealed for the cooperation of sellers and shoppers as “we hereby ask for his or her understanding throughout this era in order that we (the producers) can live on.
