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Apple Production Farms 

 

Rationale: Apples provide bulk in the diet for the proper functioning of the body’s digestive and regulatory systems. Pectin and hemicelluloses and the acid-base ratio contribute to this pectin and mild acids help fight body toxins, aid digestion and pep up the whole body system. Apples are rich in pectin. Pectin has been associated with helping to keep cholesterol levels in balance and in this connection it is felt to be significant in helping to reduce the incidence of certain types of heart diseases. The high potassium, low sodium ratio in apples is also important in certain cardiac and  renal problems as well as in diet for over weight persons. Some studies have indicated that persons eating apples regularly have fewer headaches and other illness associated with nervous tension. 

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Rubber Tree Plantations 

 

Market Potential: The raw material for the sole tyre making factory (matador Addis Tyre Factory) comes fro foreign sources. To produce natural rubber latex in the country, a rubber tree plantation scheme was established in the former Illubabor province. Up now not much latex production has been achieved by the plantation.The use of different types of rubber products in Ethiopia will increase and this will necessitate the importation or domestic production of natural rubber latex. Ethiopia imports some 3000 tons of different types of raw rubbers (costs Birr 60 million) annually.

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Express Coffee Maker Machine 

 

Rationale: There are between 80,000-100,000 coffee making machines in the country; and every year thousands of these machines are imported for replacement and to meet new demands.  But no attempt has been made to produce this product at home on commercial level or at industrial level.  Given the large demance for coffee making machines, one could have expected the presence of an assembly plant for the product in the country.  But this is not the case up to now.  One could say that this is time that the country starts assembling/ fabricating these machines to save foreign exchange and to be self-sufficient.  If proper promotion measures are taken, the Amhara Region could be the first region to produce coffee making machines for regional as well as national markets.

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Liquid Detergent Production Plant 

 

Market Potential: The main users of liquid detergents are households, hospitals, hotels and restaurants, boarding schools, offices and factories. There is no local production of liquid detergents in the country. Some types of powder detergents are being produced by one or two plants located in and around Addis Ababa. It is believed that consumers prefer liquid detergents to powder detergents because of more convenience to use and effectiveness to remove dirt. Demand for liquid detergents has been met largely by imports. Between 1984 and 1994, average annual import of the product was about 384 tons and projected demand for liquid detergents was about 593 tons in 2000, and this is estimated to reach 729 tons by 2007.

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Metal based construction business ideas

 

Aluminum Frames Making Plant

 

Market Potential: The demand for aluminum frames are profiles is related with the expansion of the building industry. As stated in other relevant project ideas, there has been a huge expansion in the building industry during the last 10-14 years in almost all parts of the country. Along with it, the uses of aluminum frames and profiles have been also expanding. Today, it is common to see many residential houses, and multistory buildings being fitted with aluminum frames and profiles. As a result of increased demand......

 

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Water Line Fittings

 

Cocks and valves are fittings used in water pipes.  They are needed in all areas (homes, hospitals, offices, public water taps, etc) where water is delivered through pipes.  These fittings are also used (with adjustment) for pipes used to transport other liquid substances.  Examples of cocks and valves are water taps used for opening and closing the flow of water; check valves are used to check the flow of water or other liquid during maintenance operations.  Cocks and valves are normally .......

 

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Galvanized Iron Sheet Products Making Plant

 

Rationale: The need for products produced from galvanized iron sheets is very high both in urban and rural areas.  Dust bins are used for litter collection, storage bins for grain and other products storage, buckets for carrying water and other liquids, bath tubs for washing and bathing and gutters for drains in construction.  These items are relatively.......

 

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Steel Pipes Making Plant

 

Rationale: Water from municipality sources is transported mainly by using steel pipes.  They are safer and durable for a long period of time can be buried in the ground.  Modern construction of building uses steel pipes inside the building.  Steel pipe has ........

 

Steel Fabrication and Ironwork Factory

 

Except for some crude and small workshops in the larger urban centers (Dessie and Bahir Dar) the whole Amhara land does not have even a small but modern steel fabrication and iron- work factory.  All the products that such a factory produce and /or fabricate are imported from Addis Ababa.  Most of these products are....

 

Steel Profile Making Plant

 

Building construction in many cities of the region is rapidly growing. People want to build condominium, high-rise buildings for apartment purpose.  Private firms construct offices, houses, stores and factory buildings all using steel profiles.  Presently there is no factory that produces steel profile in the region.  It is imported mainly from...... 

Galvanized Iron Sheet Products Making Plant

 

There is high demand for GI products both in rural and urban areas of the region.  The population uses them for different purposes. Presently the demand is not satisfied and some of the goods are imported mostly to the region from far places like Addis Ababa.  The establishment of GI products manufacturing

 

 

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