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The factory, CCBA’s fifth in Ethiopia, brings the production capacity of the company to more than 100 million cases a year and allows it to produce new products such as Minute Maid Juice, locally
A new 100 million US$ Coca-Cola bottling plant has officially opened in Sebeta Town of Ethiopia recently. The plant will unlock export opportunities, increase local production and ease foreign exchange constraints. The factory, CCBA’s fifth in Ethiopia, brings the production capacity of the company to more than 100 million cases a year and allows it to produce new products such as Minute Maid Juice, locally.
The plant will enable the company to integrate the production of inputs such as preforms, closures, and other materials. These input materials, besides meeting local demand, are planned for the export market to generate foreign exchange and supply the local market to help resolve shortages in the sector. The new plant adds 500 employees to the workforce of the CCBA, whose investments in Ethiopia created over 3,500 direct job opportunities until 2022. Additionally, over 70,000 people are also beneficiaries of the company’s value chain, according to the CCBA.
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Construction of the Sebeta plant began in 2019, following the announcement of a US$300 million investment over five years to expand CCBA’s operations in Ethiopia. A sixth plant is planned at Hawassa, a city located 276 kilometers south of Addis Ababa.
