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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Reinforced Concrete Cement Pipes

hese pipes are made from cement, sand, metal stone and mild steel rods which are used as reinforcement for increasing strength. The pipes are used to carry drinking as well as irrigation water. They are also used for drainage and sewerage systems in road and building constructions. The pipes are replacing canals for carrying water to fields which reduces loss of water due to seepage and evaporation.

Market Potential: Reinforced concrete cement pipes are used in the drainage system of urban areas, in rural and urban road construction, in the construction of buildings for different purposes, in irrigation and sewerage disposal projects. In short, they are major inputs in almost all types of civil engineering and building construction works. As mentioned in many other project ideas, these works have been expanding in the country during the last 5 to 10 years. This is manifested in the number of urban and rural roads water supply, drainage and sewerage and building works undertaken throughout the country. These cement pipes consuming engineering works have also be undertaken in the Amhara Region. Like many other construction material, cement pipes are transported from Addis Ababa to all construction sites in the Amhara Region. By the nature of their shape, cement pipes takes a lot of vehicle space when they are transported. It is a common sight along the major roads in the country to see one large truck carrying a small number of large pipes and moving them From Addis Ababa to construction sites hundreds of km. from Addis Ababa. This makes the pipes more expensive. However, if cement pipes are produced at least in the major urban centers of each Region, the pipes will be less expensive and this will stimulate the construction activities of the Region. More drainage, sewerage, irrigation and water supply systems will be built. Given the tempo of construction activities in the Amhara Region, establishing at least three modern reinforced concrete cement pipes making plants could be viable.

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