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PUTTING UP A CATTLE FEED PLANT

Cattle feed plant is a place where cattle feeds are manufactured from. The need for balanced cattle feed forms an essential part of the intensive cattle development programme. What is proposed is the setting up of cattle feed manufacturing plant using local products like maize, millet and wheat. The business idea aims at production of 300 kgs of cattle feeds per day. The revenuen potential is estimated at US$ 400 annually while total capital investment for the project is US$7,250. Plant Capacity The plant in this profile has a minimum capacity of 300 kgs of cattle feed per day thus 93,600 kgs

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CAR WASHING

A car wash facility is a facility used to clean the exterior and the interior of motor vehicles. There are many different types of car washes, i.e Hand car wash facilities, Self-service facilities, that are generally coin-operated, where the customer does the washing, including "jet washing" In-bay automatics, which consist of an automatic machine that rolls back and forth over a stationary vehicle and many others around the world.

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MAKING ALUMINIUM SHOTS AND NOTCHED BARS

This business idea is for manufacturing and marketing of Aluminium shots and notch bars. These have wide use in steel plants as Deoxidizers. The steel is either partially or fully deoxiized depending on the melting condition. The Deoxidizers are normally used in steel making or ferrosilicon, an alloy of iron and silicon. Although Aluminium is added to steel mainly for the deoxidizing purpose, it is also used for fixing nitrogen. This business idea is premised on production of 1,000 tones of aluminium per month which translates into 12,000 tones of aluminium per annum. The revenue potential is

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MAKING AIR FRESHENER

Air fresheners are consumer products that mitigate unpleasant odors within indoor spaces. They can be in form of candles, sprays and gel and can also be used as a deodorant. They are an item that both household and public offices can’t seem to do without. The freshener is also commonly used in both public and home toilets. The production capacity is estimated at 200 pieces per day, monthly production of 5,200 pieces and annual production of 62,400 which yields the total revenue US$124,800 per year, and gives birth to US$ 10,862 as profit margin.

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TEFLON (PTFE) PRODUCTS – FRYING PANS

This profile envisages the setting up of a plant that manufactures Teflon products. For this case, this profile will look at Teflon frying pans. Teflon is a tough, waxy, nonflammable organic compound with a slippery surface, attacked by very few chemicals and stable over a wide temperature range. Its qualities make it useful in gaskets, bearings, container and pipe linings, electrical insulation, parts for valves and pumps used for corrosive fluids and protective nonstick coatings on cooking utensils, saw blades and other articles.

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MAKING LIQUID LAUNDRY SOAP

This profile envisages the establishment of a plant that will produce laundry liquid soap based on the capacity of 267 liters per day. The liquid laundry soap maybe used in hand or machine washing, that’s why it’s called laundry soap.