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Mr. Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner in Nigeria, has announced intentions to set up a British battery recycling company worth five million dollars in Ogun State.
Montgomery noted that the company when established, will be the first of its kind in Africa, making Ogun the leader in battery recycling in Africa.
He stated this on Wednesday when he led some officials of the commission on a courtesy call to Governor Dapo Abiodun in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
Montgomery said: “My brief visit to this state is about the deal put together for recycling, which is moving out of Lagos State and establishing a new plant here for recycling e-waste. The Ogun Invest and the Director General, Lands, are working to ensure the deal comes off the line, and I am glad to be here to join the final conversation. I think that will bring new technology and new jobs to the state.
“For the first time, it is now possible to recycle the cell back into chemical form in Africa and export the black mass, which contains the minerals inside the battery, to make new batteries.
“It is really exciting that we received support from Ogun Invest, and officials from the Bureau of Lands confirmed the Certificate of Occupation. We can say that the investment will be about five million dollars, and we want Ogun State to be the place where this industry can grow.”
He maintained that his country would also like to participate in energy, technology, tertiary education, and agricultural processing, and also explore how to find more United Kingdom-linked companies to invest in the state.
