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Ethiopia: Ethio-China forum highlights capacity rise

10 March 2017, Published under Cement News

Speaking at the opening on Wednesday of the three-day Ethio-China cement forum in Addis Ababa, Dr Alemu Sime, State Minister of Industry, said Ethiopia has raised its cement production capacity to 13Mta. Local demand is growing by 10 per cent annually, according to Dr Sime, and once domestic demand is met, Ethiopia will be exporting to its neighbours. The increase in cement production capacity has allowed Ethiopia to generate foreign currency earnings and implement mega infrastructure ...