Ethiopia will have a Hydrogen Peroxide Chemical factory by July 2014, Ethiopian News Agency reported. The factory is being built by Awash Melkasa Aluminum Sulfate and Sulfuric Acid Share Company at a cost of 200 Million Birr.

Ethiopia currently meets its demand for hydrogen peroxide from import. And according to Admasu Kabeto, CEO of the company, the factory will enable the nation to substitute this import.

When the factory starts operation, it will produce 5,500 tons of hydrogen peroxide in a year, Admasu added.

Hydrogen peroxide is used for leather and leather products, textiles and paper and pulp bleaching.

source: Ethiopian News Agency