Trade for emerging markets
Explore the ingredients, raw materials and industrial processes behind everyday products — and see how they connect to manufacturing and supply chains across Africa.
How It’s Made by Matta is an interactive educational platform that explains what everyday products are made from, what their key ingredients do and how those materials move through manufacturing and industrial supply chains.
From shampoo and body lotion to paint, chocolate, beverages and household appliances, explore the materials and processes behind the products people use every day.
Every finished product begins with raw materials, chemicals, ingredients and components. How It’s Made helps users understand those inputs, while Matta provides the trade infrastructure businesses use to source, supply and move industrial materials.
Explore an everyday product from the catalogue.
See its important ingredients, raw materials and what each one does.
Follow relevant product listings or request the materials through Matta.
Product labels rarely explain the wider industrial systems behind them. How It’s Made by Matta connects finished products to their underlying materials, manufacturing functions and supply chains — helping manufacturers, entrepreneurs, students and curious consumers understand how industry works.
Submit your requirement through Matta and connect your product or material request to the appropriate sourcing pathway.
Product and ingredient explanations are developed from the verified source inventory and published references. Technical content is reviewed before publication and does not represent a proprietary manufacturing formula.