Reiterating its commitment to its $1 billion five-year investment programme, Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd has commissioned three new production lines at its different plants.
 
Two of the production lines were commissioned at its Asejire plant in Oyo State and one at its Challawa plant in Kano State.
 
The new lines were commissioned at a ceremony attended by the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, John Owan Enoh.
 
At the Asejire plant in Oyo State, NBC commissioned two new production lines and globally benchmarked facilities.
 
At the Challawa plant in Kano State, a new line was also commissioned, which further strengthened a facility that had anchored NBC’s operations in Kano since 1982.

Together, the three new lines deepen the company’s presence in communities it has served for decades, reinforcing a manufacturing footprint that extends across the country.
 
Speaking at the event, Managing Director, NBC, Goran Sladic, said, “NBC has been part of Nigeria’s growth story for 75 years. Since 1951, we have invested in people, infrastructure, manufacturing capability and communities across the country.

“The three new production lines we commissioned are proof of what is achievable when that commitment is matched by an enabling policy environment, and a signal that we intend to be part of this country’s story for the next 75 years and beyond.”

The three new lines mark the first phase of a nationwide programme that would see further production capacity additions across NBC’s plants in 2026.

They build on more than US$1.5 billion invested across NBC’s Nigerian operations over the past decade and form part of the Coca-Cola System’s long-term investment plans for Nigeria.