When the tannery becomes fully operational, it is expected to create 600 jobs and will produce finished garment, glove and shoe upper leather.

The investors have also said that they are about to secure an additional 20,000 sq m of land in Akaki, located 37km from Addis Ababa, to construct a shoe and glove factory.

For both factories in Ethiopia, the company plan to make a total investment of $8.3 million.

Source: www.chinaleather.org