The Ethiopian Sugar Corporation said Kessem Sugar Factory will start sugar production on regular basis soon.

The factory is found in the Afar Regional State and has launched trial production late last August after 90 percent of the construction is completed.

“The factory will begin production as the testing becomes successful,” Worku Chekol, Acting General Manager of the factory noted.

The factory’s initial production will be 3,000 quintals of sugar, Worku said. And when it becomes fully operational, it will push its production capacity to 1.53 million quintals by grinding 6,000 tons of sugarcane daily, he added.

It was learnt that the factory has thus far created jobs for 5,294 Ethiopians.

Source: Fana Broadcasting Corporate