ETHIOPIA – Kefeta Spring Water, a new water bottling company in Ethiopia has joined the competitive industry with an investment of 62 million Br (US$1.9m) and partial financing from The Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE). […]
ETHIOPIA – Nestlé Water Ethiopia, a wing of the Swiss multinational company, has sold back all its 51% share in Great Abyssinia Spring Waters after three years of partnership, exiting the water business in Ethiopia. […]
KENYA – Give Power, a non-governmental organization, has built Kenya’s first solar-powered farm that turns ocean water into potable water. The project developers said the development aims to reduce problems related to access to clean […]
CANADA – Cott Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Primo Water Corporation in a deal that will see Cott rebrand its corporate name to Primo Water Corporation. According to Cott, the transaction, which […]
USA – Nestlé Waters North America is expanding its beverage portfolio under the ReadyRefresh brand to offer customers coconut water, fiber-infused water, nitro cold brew coffee and energy drinks. While the ReadyRefresh recently introduced Vita […]
ETHIOPIA – The Ministry of Finance of Ethiopia is reviewing the new excise tax rate imposed on bottled water following strong resistance from water bottlers. Through their association, water bottlers strongly opposed the 15pc excise […]
ETHIOPIA – Tulip Addis Water, a local manufacturer that specialises in water treatment technology, invested 60 million Br (US$1.89m) to set up a tabletop water filter company in Debre Birhan, Amhara Regional State, reports Addis […]
NIGERIA – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved a US$124.2 million loan to finance the Urban Water Sector Reform and Akure Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Nigeria to address […]
ETHIOPIA – The Ethiopian Standards Agency has put on the spotlight Fourteen mineral water bottlers, to double the volume of the total fortified minerals in their products within six months. This follows the approval of […]
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa based water technology company, Aqua Air has launched Africa’s first atmospheric water generating plant in Pretoria aimed at tackling the critical scarcity of potable water in South Africa. The plant, […]
