The Association of Table Waters Producers (ATWAP) has notified the public that the price of sachet-packed pure water might jump up to N100 each due to the high cost of production materials.
ATWAP lamented that producers faced unusual challenges nowadays.
Speaking on Tuesday, February 28 at a press conference in Lagos, the group cited expensive inputs, including high cost of diesel, lack of electricity, as well as the nylon packaging.
ATWAP said: “Pure water is sold for N50 now, and it is even going up to N100 per one. At our own end, there’s nothing we can do. The cost of production is high.
“As at last year December, we were buying materials (nylon) for N1,100 per KG. The 6 kg of nylon is now N3,600/N3,700. The cost of treatment is also high. The increment for these materials comes at 3 times in one week. It is also difficult for us to increase the price of water.
“If ordinary Nigerians can’t afford pure water, I don’t know where we are going. Every water producer is funding the pure water factory on personal pockets or borrowed money.
“Many banks don’t give pure water producers loans. We want Nigerians to bear with us. We don’t want Nigerians to buy water at more than N20 per sachet. The cost of production including the price of diesel has affected so many things.”
