Schneider Electric Identifies Key Trends Driving Profitability, Sustainability In Consumer Goods Sector

Schneider Electrical has recognized three key transformative rising traits to drive sustainability and profitability in Nigeria’s fast-paced Client Packaged Items (CPG) business, serving to companies not solely face up to present market pressures but in addition place them for long-term development and resilience.

Nation president, Schneider Electrical, Ajibola Akindele, talking on the transformative rising traits to drive sustainability and profitability within the manufacturing business, stated, “key enablers of this twin pursuit are electrification, digital transformation, and circularity. These traits are serving to companies not solely face up to present market pressures but in addition place themselves for long-term development and resilience.”

Based on Akindele, electrification is an important step ahead. Nigeria’s CPG sector, notably meals and beverage manufacturing, depends on energy-intensive processes like boiling, frying, and baking. Transitioning from diesel-powered methods to electrical options presents main effectivity and sustainability features.

“However this shift requires a cautious analysis of infrastructure by means of electrical audits, in addition to funding in options that guarantee vitality reliability like microgrids, photo voltaic hybrid methods, and Energy Buy Agreements (PPAs). These applied sciences are serving to producers minimize prices, enhance uptime, and cut back carbon emissions,” he stated.

Digital transformation enhances electrification by bringing intelligence and agility to operations. Good sensors, cloud-based platforms, and AI-driven analytics are enabling Nigerian producers to realize real-time visibility throughout manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution. But, expertise alone is inadequate.

Firms that put money into course of enchancment and workforce upskilling are unlocking the true potential of digitalization; enhancing product high quality, lowering downtime, and boosting operational effectivity. Predictive upkeep and digital twins are already yielding outcomes for producers in hubs like Lagos, Aba, and Kano.

The third pillar of circularity is redefining how Nigerian CPG corporations handle assets and waste. Producers are more and more adopting practices like ingredient optimization, sustainable packaging produced from native supplies reminiscent of cassava starch, and repurposing off spec merchandise.

EPR rules from NESREA and LAWMA are actually driving take again and recycling efforts. Client analysis signifies a powerful choice throughout a big majority of city consumers for manufacturers with seen sustainability commitments.

Nigeria’s CPG sector is at a turning level. Electrification, digitalization, and circularity are not buzzwords, they’re aggressive imperatives. Producers that embrace this built-in strategy won’t solely strengthen profitability but in addition future-proof their companies in a values-driven market,” Ajibola stated.

Schneider Electrical is proud to help this transition. From enabling good factories in Agbara to advancing round improvements in Ota, the corporate helps Nigerian CPG corporations flip ambition into motion and construct a extra sustainable, worthwhile future.

Within the context of regional collaboration and innovation, Schneider Electrical not too long ago hosted a CPG-focused associate occasion in Ghana. The occasion showcased superior applied sciences tailor-made for the business and introduced collectively key stakeholders throughout West Africa.

Attendees included key account supervisor, CPG & MMM, Simeon Omughelli, and  advertising and marketing supervisor at Schneider Electrical, Omobolanle Omotayo,amongst others. This engagement exemplifies Schneider’s dedication to supporting producers throughout the area with the instruments and methods wanted to fulfill right this moment’s vitality and productiveness challenges.