Marble industry in Ethiopia: New technology would make marble the next top export product
“The technology is a little backward and we are not efficient enough but the demand is very, very high. In this case we are looking for partners. It is a very profitable business,” explains Abeba Tesfaye, the managing directress of MOAB Plc. and GIRUM Food Complex.
“The marble industry was founded by six of us – me and my husband Mr. Moges Beyene and four other family partners. It has been two years and around 645 km from here in Assosa we have a marble quarry,” explains Abeba Tesfaye, the managing directress of MOAB Plc. and GIRUM Food Complex.
“The technology is a little backward and we are not efficient enough but the demand is very, very high. In this case we are looking for partners. It is a very profitable business,” she adds.