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Injection Moulded Plastic Educational Materials

Definition


These educational materials include set-squares small rulers, compasses. All are made from plastics. The educational materials known among students as “mathematical instruments” are mostly used in geometry and trigonometry classes. They are used to measure angles, length and to construct different geometric figures. Through not made from plastic, a protractor goes with these educational instruments.

Market Potential

In 2004/2005 total student population in the country was about 12.3 million of whom about 12.2 million were students below university level. With this size of student population, one could expect the presence of a factory which produces these educational materials or instruments. But there is no such a factory. In the Amhara Region alone there were 3.0 million elementary and secondary school students in

Small scale foundry: Assembly business ideas in Ethiopia

Product Description: A foundry plant is a plant where metal is melted, and where the molten metal is poured into a mold for producing a certain product.  Examples of cast metal products are automobile engines, agricultural machine parts, water pumps, pipe fittings, weaving machine parts, manhole covers, etc.

Rationale: Establishing a foundry plant is like planting the seedlings of heavy industry- which is based on metal casting and metal fabrication.  In a region like Amhara, the main purpose of a foundry plant is for producing (casting) spare parts and some components for the machinery and equipment which are in operation in the transport, manufacturing, agriculture and building sectors.

Market Potential: There is not a single foundry plant in the whole Amhara Region.  However, there are various types of machinery and equipment whose many parts need replacement every year.  Many of the parts can be produced using foundry technology.  The need of the thousands of grain mills, motor vehicles, machinery and equipment of the textile, beer, food, leather and other factories for parts that could be produced locally justifies the establishment of the foundry.

Source of Raw Material: Import material is ingot iron and this will be imported.

Production Process & Technology:  The main foundry operations consists of melting, moulding, sand