Project Name:
Can Manufacturing Feasibility Study : Samoa |
Country:
Western Samoa |
Project Location within
Country:
Apia, Western Samoa
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Name of Client
Centre for Development of Industry (CDI) - Belgium |
Professional
staff provided by your Company:
Principal Consultant
Senior Consultant
No. of Staff: 2
No. of Man-months: 2 |
Start Date: (Month/Year)
July 1993 |
Completion Date: (Month
/Year)
October 1993 |
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Name of associated
firm(s) if any:
N/A. |
No. of
man-months of professional staff provided by associated firm(s):
N/A. |
Name of Senior Staff
(Project Director/Coordinator: Team Leader)
involved and function performed:
Principal Consultant
Senior Consultant
The consultants first carried out survey of potential market for cans
in Western Samoa and neighbouring countries. Based on the estimated demand for cans, a set
of plant and equipment was identified which could be imported from Taiwan. To obtain a
cost effective sourcing of raw materials, the supply of tin sheets was identified for
importation from Indonesia. The detailed financial analysis of the project enabled a set
of recommendations on the optimum capital structure for the proposed can manufacturing
plant. |
Detailed Narrative
Description of Project:
The project was prompted by the Western Samoan Government as part
of its strategy to improve the competitiveness of food processing industry. The
feasibility study was therefore to focus on how the local food processing enterprises
could access low cost supplies of cans. Whilst the study highlighted that it was feasible
to establish a can manufacturing plant, the risks relating to the reliability of raw
material supplies and the weak local demand for cans were deemed significant to warrant a
cautious approach. |
Detailed Description of
Actual Services provided by your Company:
Refer to above |
