MARKET POTENTIAL

With a population of about 3 million people and a major player in crude oil exploration, petrochemical, steel, glass, textile, agro-allied and shipping industries, Delta State is not only a centre of the nation's economic activities, but also a gateway to the commercial city of Onitsha. With the existing good-network of roads, it is easy to move goods and services within and to other parts of the country.

MAJOR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Delta State is seeking active partnership with private investors in order to harness her abundant human and material resources in the following areas:

 

INDUSTRY

RAW MATERIALS

Palm Oil Processing Oil Palm: Available throughout the State but under-utilized. Processed products in high demand both for domestic consumption and industrial use.
Wood Products Timber: (Hard Tropical Wood) Available in most parts of the State.
Rubber Products Latex: High demand for this product. Rubber trees thrive in all parts of the State. Domestic use of Rubber is low. There is much scope for expansion in this industry and diversification towards finished products.
Fruit Juice

Assorted Fruits: Grown throughout the State. Production large enough to sustain a major Fruit Juice Industry.

Glass

Silica: Extensive deposits of silica exist. Investors to re-activate existing glass industry. Government also prepared to go into partnership with private investors in establishing new ones.

Petrochemical Industries Crude Oil: Abundant supply of crude oil, natural gas and by-products from existing refinery in the State. Fertilizer, Bitumen etc. are examples of viable industries in Delta State.
Paints and Pharmaceutical

Kaolin: Huge deposits of Kaolin in the state. Suitable for the manufacturing of Drugs and Paints.