15. IMPLEMENTING A SOAP FACTORY PROJECT

Three types of company, providing different services, are essential for implementing a soap factory project:

		Equipment manufacturers	Outfitters and engineering offices	Soap makers
Studies
	market		+	+ + +
	feasibility	+ + +	+ +
	design	+ + +	+ + +	+
	diagnostic	+ +	+ +	+ +
	integr. ind. project*	+	+ + +	+
Project
	examination of bids		+ + +	+ +
	equipment	+ + +	+ +
	implementation	+ + +	+ +
	management	+ +	+ + +	+ +
Operations
	technical support	+ + +	+ +	+ +
	operational support (technology, market, info.,)	+ +		+ + +
	training	+ + +	+	+ +
	product development	+ +	+	+ + +
	management contract	+	+ +	+ + +
Partnership
	financial support		+ + +	+ + +
	marketing aid			+ + +
	licence/franchise			+ + +
	technical support	+ + +	+ +	+

* Particularly oil press, oil mill, soap factory and margarine factory.

This technological inventory focuses on identifying a number of manufacturers of soap-making equipment which may be of interest to the ACP countries and have references and experience in developing countries.