Our History

▫ 1960  Incorporation of Alcan Aluminium of Nigeria Limited
▫ 1981  Packaging Division was formed to produce Collapsible Aluminium Tubes in Nigeria.
▫ 1987  First Aluminium Company (Nigeria) Limited became part of the Inlaks Group
▫ 1991  The Company took its present name First Aluminium Nigeria Plc and became quoted at
            the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1992.
▫ 1997  The first Production Line for Laminate Tubes was set up with a yearly capacity of 18
            million tubes.
▫ 2000  The second production line for Plastic Laminate Tubes was put into operation,
            increasing the capacity to 36 million tubes per year.
▫ 2001  The third Production Line for Plastic Laminate Tubes started production with an addi-
            tional yearly capacity of 18 million tubes.
▫ 2002  The fourth production line for Plastic Laminate Tubes was put into operation; the
            capacity reached 72 million tubes per year.
▫ 2002  15th March 2002, First Aluminium Packaging Division proudly achieved the NIS ISO
            9002 Certification
▫ 2004  The first production line for Seamless Plastic Tubes was put into operation with a
            capacity of 15 million tubes per year, and the new state-of-the-art cosmetic packaging
            from First Aluminium was introduced to the Nigerian market
▫ 2004  First Aluminium achieved the NIS ISO 9001 2000 Certification
▫ 2005  The 5-stripe insert tube was introduced to customers allowing coloured stripes on
            toothpaste
▫ 2005  After starting up the fifth production line for Plastic Laminate Tubes, First Aluminium
            Packaging Division reached a total yearly capacity of 90 million tubes