SBG Mineral Water Company announced the launch of ARKI mineral water on November 14, 2015, in Sululta Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia, according to Addis Fortune.

Henok Mulatu, General Manager of SBG, said the combined cost of construction and machinery purchase was 52 million Birr.

The company has leased 3375 square meter after getting its license from the Ethiopian Investment Commission in July 2008. The company was established by three brothers and their father.

The water is found at 2620 meter above sea level. It is bottled in two liters, one liter, 600ml and 350 ml packages.

Henok noted that the product is distributed to supermarkets, until hotels get to know the benefits of the small sized bottle.

SBG uses Nano Filteration technology which reduces mineral content in the water; a watering machine called combi-BFC that cleans and disinfects the caps with ozonized water.

The company has a capacity of producing 12,000 bottles of water in an hour. It has 109 employees. It targets market in Adama, Bishoftu and Addis Ababa.

SBG has got certification from the Food, Medicine & Health Care Administration & Control Authority (FMHACA) for manufacturing, in the mean time it is waiting for standardization by the Ethiopian Conformity Assessment Enterprise (ECAE).

Source: Addis Fortune