Nigeria’s manufacturing sector ramped up investments in assets by 102.16 percent to N1,331.88 billion in 2025, from N658.81 billion in 2024, as manufacturers deepened backward integration and local ...

COVID-19 has made it apparent, amongst other things, the need for increased collaboration to streamline efficiencies across all businesses – including the construction sector. The pandemic has forced ...

Secondary Steel Profitability Seen Improving On Backward Integration, Margins To Reach 6.6% In FY27: Crisil Ratings. New ...

Vertical integration secures raw materials, controlling costs effectively. Ensures consistent quality, timely delivery, and reduces transportation expenses significantly. Facilitates flexibility in ...

By Yinka Kolawole Manufacturers’ drive to reduce dependence on imported inputs and foreign exchange (FX) has pushed ...

The value of raw materials imported into the country rose Year-on-Year, YoY, by 160.9 percent in the second quarter of 2024 (Q2’24) despite efforts at backward integration by manufacturers to ease the ...

Business phrases like "due diligence" and "leverage" are common and well-known, but some newer ones, like forward integration, can be unfamiliar. The forward integration definition shared on ...

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) has unveiled plans to produce 700,000 metric tonnes of refined sugar from locally grown sugarcane in the next four years, through its Backward Integration Programme ...

Steel Dynamics Inc.’s (SDI’s) decision to enter the aluminum rolling sector was in and of itself blockbuster news. However, the repercussions on the aluminum scrap market could be even more profound.