# Euro Cable opens new cable plant near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Euro Cable, a joint venture between Turkey's Demes Cable and Ethiopia's Glorious Company, inaugurated a new cable manufacturing plant in Gelan, Ethiopia. The $40 million facility boosts annual production capacity from 4,000 to 12,000 tons.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-05-02
- Where: Gelan, 25 km south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Value: $40.0M
- Starts operating: 2 May 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 12,000 tons per year
- Products: high-voltage electric cables, data cables
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Euro Cable](https://endata.com/companies/39277.md)
- [Demes Cable](https://endata.com/companies/39275.md) (partner)
- [Glorious Company](https://endata.com/companies/39276.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [aa.com.tr](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/turkey-ethiopia-joint-venture-opens-new-cable-plant-/1468318), 2019-05-02: "We used to produce 4,000 tons of different types of cables for the local market annually, but now our annual production capacity is about 12,000 tons."

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