Glass Advantage
Frigoglass can produce a wide range of glass containers, from 30ml to 1.5 Litres in White Flint, Amber and Emerald Green colours. We invest continuously to ensure we remain at the vanguard of technical innovation, including the lightweighting of both returnable and non-returnable glass containers, providing our customers with value added packaging solutions, designed to enhance the sustainability of our customers’ operations.
Innovation
Design and Development
Partner of leading brands, working closely together to innovate
Design and Development
2006
320 g
2012
285 g
2015
255 g
Lightweight capabilities resulting in improved quality, optimized distribution and reduced cost.
Range and versatility
Full range of glass containers from very small bottles (30ml) to large bottles (1.5L) and all sizes in between.
Range and versatility
Converting customer preferences from PET bottles to glass with competitive proposals.
Product integration
Integration of glass, crates and crowns offering (one stop shop) resulting in distribution and storage efficiencies.
Product integration
Frigoglass is in a unique position to provide operational and our customers efficiency to its clients by reducing: breakage, transportation and storage costs.
Capabilities
Selected by the top beverages companies
Frigoglass produces its glass in Nigeria at 2 different locations (Agbara & Ughelli) with a solid market share in Nigeria and growing exports.
Selected by the top beverages companies
With long standing relationships with the leading International non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages brands.
Capacity to accommodate for growth
NIGERIA
2
Plants
3
Furnaces
650
Tonnes/day
TPD combined glass capacity
TPD combined glass capacity
Nigeria has two plants with three furnaces providing a combined capacity of more than 650 tonnes/day.
Capacity to accommodate for growth
NIGERIA
2
Plastic Crates
production operation
production operation
5
Million/year
Crates capacity
Crates capacity
Two plastic crates production facilities located within the glass plants in Nigeria with capacity to manufacture more than 5 million crates/year.
Capacity to accommodate for growth
NIGERIA
1
Production operation
3.2
Billion/year
Crowns capacity
Crowns capacity
One metal crowns production facility in Nigeria with a capacity of more than 3.2 billion crowns/year.
Manufacturing – Operations
Frigoglass employs over 1,200 people across the 5 manufacturing operations in Nigeria.
Manufacturing – Operations
With integrated production planning our manufacturing operations in Nigeria provide a unique product offering of crated glass bottles supplied straight to the customer filling line.
Sustainability
Total recycling
Maximum use of cullet (broken glass bottles).
Total recycling
Maximum use of returnable glass bottles (around 30 times before being recycled).
Carbon footprint reduction
Energy intensity per tonne produced
Investment in state-of-the-art, energy-efficient technologies.
Carbon footprint reduction
Emissions intensities per tonne produced
Energy management system implementation to minimize CO2 emissions.
Environment-friendly water management
Waste water recycling in our own effluent treatment plant.
Environment-friendly water management
Modern water management infrastructure across all sites.
Heritage
1975
Guinea Glass started production.
Nigeria Crowns started production.
Nigeria Crowns started production.
1979
Delta Glass started production.
1982
Nigeria Plastics started production.
1986
Delta Glass became a publicly listed company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE”).
1995
Frigoglass Industries Nigeria Ltd (“FINL”) established as a legal entity.
1996
Frigoglass Group established as a stand-alone company.
1999
Beta Glass established via the merger of Delta and Guinea Glass.
2002
Second furnace added to Guinea plant.
2011
Frigoglass Group acquired 80% of the share capital of Jebel Ali Glass Container Factory FZE (“Dubai Glass”).
2013
Introduced lightweighing capabilities at Dubai Glass.
2015
Frigoglass Group acquired remaining 20% of the share capital of Jebel Ali Glass Container.
2018
Frigoglass completed the divestment of Dubai Glass manufacturing unit.