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Built | 1984 |
Operated | 1984 |
Location | Mugar River, Ethiopia |
Coordinates | 9°28′48″N38°21′07″E / 9.480°N 38.352°E |
Industry | Cement |
Products | Ordinary Portland cement Poslana Portland Cement |
Employees | 1,488 |
Volume | 900,000 tons of cement per year |
Address | Addis Ababa |
Owner(s) | Ethiopian government |
Website | www |
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