Manufacturing & Retail

The facility consolidates digitally printed pouches, roll stock, and labels under one roof, removing the need for brands to coordinate multiple suppliers across formats.

The multilane vertical sachet machine boosts productivity by packaging multiple sachets at once, using servo-driven auger fillers for precise weight control.

Muoto products are formed directly from wet wood pulp, skipping intermediate steps, to create a lightweight, stiff material ideal for demanding food serving and packaging applications.

A key component is the Krones Varioline packer, which processes multipacks, trays, and wraparounds on a single platform, allowing Octopi to expand co-manufacturing while maintaining large-scale efficiency.

Locally made glass packaging will also allow Kenya to recycle its own glass waste, historically exported as scrap, supporting a more circular economy.

The financing will allow Novatex to import essential raw materials and machinery, securing domestic plastic packaging supply while cutting import dependence and strengthening supply chains.

The acquisition adds a global glass packaging leader to a Tunisian glassmaker, creating synergies in container production for beverage, pharma, and food sectors across North Africa and Europe.

Each glass bottle bears an engraved data matrix code that AI-powered cameras read at every production-line pass, enabling individual tracking throughout its use cycles.

Donald Muchiri Kariuki, Norfund’s Senior Investment Manager, said that boosting local aseptic packaging production would strengthen supply chains and support East Africa’s growing food processing industry.

The plant produces woven PP bags for storing, transporting, and exporting agricultural produce, filling a critical packaging gap that has long constrained Nigeria’s agricultural competitiveness.