Simba Group to operate camel tannery
28 February 2012The Africa based Simba Group have said that they are willing to open a tannery department in the Puntland region of Somalia. They aim to process camel hides as well as sheep and goatskins. It is most likely that they look to buy an existing tanning facility.
Puntland, officially the Puntland State of Somalia is a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998.
In a press conference held at Juba Hotel in Bosaso, the General Director of Simba, Abdillahi Ciddi-Libaax, the Head of Simba office in Puntland Choudhary Marni and Chief of Marketing Simba, Mursal Daabjeerin expressed their intention to open a tannery in Puntland. Simba also have businesses in the medical and construction sectors in Africa.
Abdillahi Ciddi-Libaax said: ‘The Simba Group currently operates in horn of Africa and we are very hopeful for the opening of a tannery department in Puntland’, he said. ‘We are also planning to open a tannery where the product will be exported’ he added.
‘Simba is a leading company that handles the processing of camel hides in Somalia, and the tannery will be purchased from the existing local industry’, he added.
Recently the company opened a medicine division in Garowe, the capital of Puntland state in Somalia.
Source: Horseed Media
