Mkpoikana Udoma
Port Harcourt — Bunorr Integrated Energy Limited, an indigenous recycler of used engine oil, has recorded its strongest operational rebound in years, driven largely by strategic support from the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB.
Speaking during an NCDMB-led media tour to the facility in Omagwa, Rivers State, Bunorr’s Managing Director, Mr. Modestus Ikechukwu Okeke, said the company’s revival and growing production stability over the last six months were directly linked to NCDMB’s intervention.
“Our progress in the past six months is deeply connected to the support, oversight, and strategic partnership of NCDMB,” Okeke said. “Their backing strengthened our credibility before vendors, financiers, and key stakeholders.”
He disclosed that Bunorr, which converts Used Engine Oil, UEO, into base oil and other by-products, achieved its highest revenue and gross profit in November 2025 after overcoming years of technical shutdowns, with production efficiency improving by more than 50 percent.
Okeke added that NCDMB’s involvement has also boosted local manpower growth.
“Today, Bunorr proudly employs 37 Nigerians, and that number will grow significantly as we move toward full commercial production,” he stated.
Bunorr highlighted key gains achieved between July and December 2025, including improved plant reliability, recruitment of new technical staff, financial recovery, and full stabilization of boilers, condensers, and fractionating columns.
The company said its 2026 roadmap includes expanding raw-material aggregation nationwide, improving base-oil purity, enhancing working capital, and adopting more automation and digital monitoring systems.
Okeke described the NCDMB-led visit as “a powerful validation” of Bunorr’s resurgence.
“We are committed to greater operational excellence, environmental responsibility, and delivering strong returns for our partners, including NCDMB,” he said
Leading the media tour, Mr. Teddy Bai, Head of Government Relations at NCDMB, said the Board supports indigenous firms that demonstrate competence and global-standard processes.
“At NCDMB we encourage local content capacity building and local competition. What we have here is world class regardless of location,” Bai said. “We also pursue excellence, and we will continue to add value to Bunorr.”
He urged the media to amplify the environmental and economic benefits of used-oil recycling, noting that improper disposal contributes to pollution nationwide.
“Those of us who service our cars and waste that used oil are also polluting the environment,” he warned. “That used oil can generate money; the media should help drive that message.”
The Media Stakeholders Tour continues tomorrow with additional facility engagements within Rivers State.
