Potential market for a roofing system based on tar-saturated corrugated cardboard is huge - rural areas housings, industrial plants and buildings, real estate developments, shelters, schools.

Estimated conservative potential market for such a roofing system in the whole Ecowas region alone is in the range of : 800.000.000 square meter per year

RAW MATERIAL AVAILABILITY

Raw materials is abundant in West Africa region to manufacturing tar- saturated roofing: waste from textiles factories, waste papers, waste cardboards from imported goods packaging, sugar cane bagasse from sugar factories, coconut coirs, oil-tar from oil refineries, various kinds of straws from cereals cultivation. Etc. Project here described is capable of generating huge amount of cellulose material.

PRODUCTION FACILITY

Below are outlined investment briefs to producing 7,000 metric tons per year or 3,500,000 square meter per year of tar-saturated corrugated cardboard for roofing structure in Africa; that is less than 0.5% of the estimated roofing demand in Ecowas region

INVESTMENT: x 1,000.00 US$

Start-up expenses,, buildings, fittings and installments, equipment and custom clearance, complete feasibility study and business plan, implementation supervision. Etc.

1

TOTAL INVESTMENT

17,000

2

TURNOVER FULL CAPACITY

14,000

3

OPERATIONAL COSTS

4,600

4

GROSS PROFIT

9,400