Established in July 2019, the Ethiopian Bottled Water, Soft drink, Fruits and Vegetable Processing/ Manufacturing Industries Association (EBSFMIA) has close to 138 companies with 55,000 permanent employees and 71 thousand jobs across its value chains.
EBSFMIA has conducted a survey to eliminate the impacts of imported bottled water plastics Necksils against the environment. By so doing, the association was successful in saving an average of $30,000 in a year from each company, Ashenafi Merid, General Manager of EBSFMIA told Ethio Trade and Investment Forum radio show.
