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Start a soap and detergent factory

Oils, caustic soda, chemicals→Liquid soap, bar soap and detergent

Liquid soap, bar soap and detergent are bought by every home, school and office, every month. A small factory mixes, fills and labels liquid soap, then adds bar soap and detergent powder as it grows.

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Bigger, smaller or a different product? Describe it and we plan the line.

The line, step by step

What happens from oils, caustic soda, chemicals to liquid soap, and the machine for each step. Steps marked “add later” can be done by hand while you start.

  1. Mix

    Mixes liquid soap and detergent to your recipe, in big clean batches.

    Liquid soap & detergent mixing tanks

  2. Fill and cap

    Fills bottles and gallons cleanly and caps them.

    Automatic liquid filling and capping machines

  3. Label

    Add later

    Puts your brand on every bottle, straight and fast.

    Bottle labelling machines

  4. Make bars

    Add later

    Mixes and presses bar soap. A second line for later.

    Soap making machines

  5. Mould and cut

    Shapes and cuts bars to one size and weight.

    Soap moulds & soap cutters

Starter line

The machines a small plant opens with. The other steps are done by hand at first. Already have one of them? Take it out on the quote form before you send, and we price the rest all-in to Accra.

  1. Liquid soap & detergent mixing tanksMix
  2. Automatic liquid filling and capping machinesFill and cap
  3. Soap moulds & soap cuttersMould and cut
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Full line

Every machine on the line, for when you are ready to grow, or to start bigger. Already have one of them? Take it out on the quote form before you send, and we price the rest all-in to Accra.

  1. Liquid soap & detergent mixing tanksMix
  2. Automatic liquid filling and capping machinesFill and cap
  3. Bottle labelling machinesLabel
  4. Soap making machinesMake bars
  5. Soap moulds & soap cuttersMould and cut
Get one price for the full line Send it on WhatsApp

Power

Mixing tanks, fillers and labellers run on mains electricity; bigger soap lines need three-phase. Tell us what you have.

Grow machine by machine

Each machine can be its own order, with its own deposit and instalments. Start with the step that earns, and order the next one from what it brings in.

Starting as a group? Buy it together: each member pays their share from their own phone.

Also useful

Before you buy

  1. Caustic soda burns. Gloves, goggles and a written recipe for every batch protect your workers and your brand.
  2. Soaps and detergents sold in shops need FDA Ghana registration. Start the steps early, with your label and recipe ready.
  3. A steady recipe makes a steady product. Write it down and weigh everything.

Are you ready for the machines?

Tick what you already have in place. What is left shows what to sort out before you order.

  • Agree supply with farmers, aggregators or collectors before you buy machines. A plant waiting for raw material earns nothing.

  • Talk to traders, shops, schools and exporters, and take them samples. Selling is harder than making.

  • Machines need a solid floor, a roof, drainage, and room for raw stock and finished goods.

  • Ask ECG what your site has or can get. We quote machines with a diesel engine or the motor that matches your power.

  • Food plants wash a lot. A storage tank or borehole keeps you working when the supply stops.

  • Start with the machine that earns first. With Landed you pay a deposit, then the rest in any amounts while it ships, with no interest.

  • Register the business with the Office of the Registrar of Companies and get your district assembly’s business permit. Packed food, drinks and cosmetics need FDA Ghana registration.

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Buying a machine with Landed

  • One all-in price to Accra before you pay anything: the machine, shipping, duty and clearing, in writing.
  • A deposit, then the rest your way while it ships: any amount from GH₵ 50, no fixed schedule, no interest, no fee.
  • The price is locked once your deposit is paid. If the exchange rate, freight or duty change, we absorb it.
  • Straight from the factory, not a middleman, with receipt, packing and arrival photos on your tracker.
  • Your deposit back in full if the seller cannot supply your machine and you do not want an alternative.
  • Covered on the way. Lost or damaged before handover is always on us. Add Landed Protection, and a wrong, not-as-described or dead-on-arrival machine is replaced or refunded in full.
  • A free consultation first on the voltage, spare parts and servicing your machine needs.

Every case is on our refunds page. How instalments work: pay your way.