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Manufacturing
Egypt and Kenya collaborate to build paper mills
Egypt’s Misr for Industry and Trade (Mintra) will enter into an alliance with a number of Kenyan companies to build new paper factories in the East African country, company officials have announced
South African water pipeline project to be ready by mid-2015
A 14 km water pipeline from the Inchanga Station to Ashley Drive in South Africa’s Kwa Zulu Natal province is expected to be ready by mid-2015
Hempel opens its first factory in South Africa
Coatings supplier Hempel has opened its first factory in South Africa, its 26th worldwide, to manufacture coatings for the marine as well as decorative and protective industries and serve customers in sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopian company seeks to explore SNNPR for aluminium
Ethiopian aluminium manufacturer Inter Africa Extrusion has submitted an application for an exploration license in the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPR) in Ethiopia