Metals and Engineering Corporation of Ethiopia and NORINCO, Chinese Company have delivered 130 and 185 trains, respectively to the Ethiopian Railway Corporation that carry passengers and freight for the Ethio-Djibouti railway, Ethiopian News Agency reported.
The Metal Engineering Corporation has issued an invitation to all Grade one licensed contractors in Ethiopia to participate in 
its projects according to sources.
Seven companies of a total of 44, who presented their company profiles in response to the invitation, were selected.
The seven companies include Sunshine Construction plc, Tekleberhan Ambaye Construction plc and Sur Construction plc. The companies will form a consortium to consult the Corporation on its construction processes.
METEC's solar panel factory is to launch production soon, according to Ethiopian News Agency.
The Metehara Sugar Factory, Ethiopia has netted more than 500 million birr from the sale of an estimated 930 thousand quintals of sugar and 7.6 million liters of ethanol in the last financial year.
The company has invested in developing its technical capacity and human resources towards enhancing its production levels in the last fiscal period noted Bizuneh Assefa, Manger of the plant.
Efforts undertaken by the factory include a range of upgrades including the refurbishment of older machinery he said.
Mexico’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Alfredo Miranda, announced his county’s foreign minister, Jose Antonio Meade Kuribrena, will come to Ethiopia leading a high level business delegation team on October 2014. The business delegations are said to be from textile and agriculture sectors.
