Friendship Tannery, a new leather processing factory established by Chinese investors in Ethiopia with soaking capacity of 15,000 animal skins and hides per day, is set to start production in April 2011.
Its production capacity will make the new tannery the second largest in Ethiopia after China-Africa Overseas Leather Products, which has a capacity of socking 16,000 skins and hides per day with 300 employees.
Friendship Tannery is constructed on 40,000 square meters of land in Modjo, located 83 kilometres from Addis Ababa.
When the company becomes fully operational, it is expected to create job for 600 people. Our products include finished garment leather, finished glove leather and finished shoe upper, finance head of the company, Jonata Sisay, told local media.
He also noted that the company is also about to secure an additional 20,000 square meters of land in Akaki town located 37 kilometers from Addis Ababa, to construct a shoe and glove factory. For both its factories in Ethiopia, the company plans to make a total investment of $8.3 million. CITATION http://www.chinaleather.org/eng/show.php?itemid=5973
Its production capacity will make the new tannery the second largest in Ethiopia after China-Africa Overseas Leather Products, which has a capacity of socking 16,000 skins and hides per day with 300 employees.
Friendship Tannery is constructed on 40,000 square meters of land in Modjo, located 83 kilometres from Addis Ababa.
When the company becomes fully operational, it is expected to create job for 600 people. Our products include finished garment leather, finished glove leather and finished shoe upper, finance head of the company, Jonata Sisay, told local media.
He also noted that the company is also about to secure an additional 20,000 square meters of land in Akaki town located 37 kilometers from Addis Ababa, to construct a shoe and glove factory. For both its factories in Ethiopia, the company plans to make a total investment of $8.3 million. CITATION http://www.chinaleather.org/eng/show.php?itemid=5973
