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Collection
Post-consumer plastic is recovered through collectors, aggregators, suppliers and collection partners.
Performance & Scale
EKT at a Glance
EKT Corporate Group is an Ethiopian industrial group building locally rooted businesses across recycling, circular manufacturing, industrial materials, manufacturing, building materials and international sourcing. Through our flagship circularity company, EKT Trade and Investment PLC, we recover post-consumer plastic and transform it into productive industrial resources.
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Nearly 2 Decades
Operating Experience
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7,320 tonnes
PET Processed Annually
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420+
Direct Employees
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~80%
Women in Workforce
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500+
Active Customers
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14,000 m²
Facility Footprint
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Planned
Food-Grade Bottle-to-Bottle rPET
What We Do
Our Business Sectors
Driving industrial excellence and sustainable economic growth across diversified operational verticals.
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Recycling & Circular Manufacturing
Recovering plastic and returning it to productive industrial use.
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Manufacturing
Building local production capacity and value-added products.
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Industrial Materials
Developing locally sourced materials for industry and construction.
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Building Materials & Distribution
Connecting quality products and brands with the Ethiopian market.
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International Trade & Sourcing
Linking Ethiopian businesses with global suppliers, technology and markets.
Enterprise Ecosystem
Our Companies
EKT Corporate Group brings together complementary businesses with a shared ambition to build competitive, locally rooted and sustainable enterprises.
Flagship Circularity
EKT Trade and Investment PLC
Recycling, circular manufacturing and industrial production.
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Manufacturing
Green Planets Industries PLC
Manufacturing and industrial development.
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Industrial Materials
Multicolor Stones International PLC
Industrial minerals and materials.
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Distribution
The Klinkers Trading PLC
Building materials, brands and distribution.
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Global Sourcing
MY Deborah Import & Export
International trade and sourcing.
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Featured Circular Economy Story
From Waste to Resource
Through EKT Trade and Investment PLC, post-consumer plastic is collected, aggregated, sorted, recycled, manufactured and returned to productive use. This integrated model creates industrial value from recovered materials while strengthening local collection, manufacturing and employment.
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How Our Circular Model Works
From collection to productive reuse.
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Aggregation
Recovered materials are consolidated and transported for industrial processing.
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Sorting
Materials are separated by polymer type, color and quality; unsuitable materials and contaminants are removed.
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Pre-Processing
Labels, caps and unwanted fractions are separated where required.
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Size Reduction
PET bottles are processed into flakes.
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Washing & Separation
Material passes through cleaning and separation stages designed to remove dirt, labels, adhesives and other contaminants.
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Quality Control
Processed material is evaluated according to the requirements of its intended downstream application.
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Manufacturing
Recovered material is converted into secondary raw materials and manufactured products.
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Reuse
Recovered material returns to productive economic use rather than being discarded.
The Circular Model
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Strategic Expansion
Closing the PET Loop in Ethiopia
EKT Trade and Investment PLC is advancing the next phase of its circular manufacturing strategy through the planned development of food-grade bottle-to-bottle recycled PET (rPET) production. The expansion is intended to enable post-consumer PET bottles collected in Ethiopia to be recovered, processed and returned to the packaging value chain as high-quality recycled material.
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Industrial Capability
Technology built around recovered materials.
EKT is developing an integrated industrial platform that connects collection, processing, quality control and circular manufacturing applications.
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PET Collection & Aggregation
Collection and aggregation systems connect post-consumer PET with industrial processing and recycling.
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Industrial Sorting & Material Preparation
Recovered materials are sorted, prepared and separated according to polymer type, color and quality.
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PET Bottle Washing & Flake Production
PET bottles are processed through washing, separation and size-reduction stages to produce recycled flakes.
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Quality Control & Traceability
Material inspection, process controls and traceability support consistent downstream product quality.
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PET Strap & Circular Manufacturing
Recovered materials are converted into secondary raw materials and circular manufacturing applications.
Planned Expansion
The next phase of EKT's processing capability.
EKT's planned expansion is intended to support higher-value recycled PET processing and future bottle-to-bottle manufacturing.
Advanced rPET processingFood-grade bottle-to-bottle production
Our Circular Impact
Creating value beyond recycling.
Circular manufacturing creates environmental, social and economic value by keeping materials in productive use.
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Environment
Recovering and processing PET, diverting recoverable material from disposal and returning recycled material to productive industrial use.
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People
420+
Direct employees
420+ direct employees, approximately 80% women in the workforce, engagement with collectors and aggregators, and ongoing workforce training.
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Economy
500+
Active customers
500+ active customers, local manufacturing, domestic value addition, import-substitution potential and stronger demand for recovered materials.
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Future Impact
Expanded PET collection, higher-value local processing, planned bottle-to-bottle rPET and regional circular manufacturing growth.
Responsible Operations
Operating responsibly at every stage.
Responsible operations are built into the way EKT manages materials, people, suppliers, processes and product quality.
Resource efficiency, waste management, environmental monitoring and continuous improvement.
Solutions Across the Value Chain
Connecting industry around circular value.
EKT works across the circular value chain to connect recovered materials, manufacturing demand, communities, partners and capital.
Beverage & Bottling Companies
PET recovery, circular packaging partnerships and future local food-grade rPET supply, subject to required approvals and qualification.
Manufacturers
Locally processed recycled materials and manufactured products for suitable industrial applications.
Waste Collectors & Aggregators
Reliable industrial demand for recovered plastic and opportunities to strengthen collection networks.
Communities & Municipalities
Partnerships for collection, source separation, aggregation, awareness and waste diversion.
Development Partners
Circular economy, green jobs, women’s economic participation, waste management, industrial development and technology-transfer initiatives.
Investors & Financial Institutions
Growth opportunities across bottle-to-bottle rPET, collection infrastructure, recycling technology, manufacturing expansion and regional scaling.
The Road Ahead
Scaling circular manufacturing.
EKT's growth strategy is focused on expanding collection infrastructure, increasing recycling capacity, introducing advanced rPET processing, strengthening local manufacturing and building a platform capable of supporting circular manufacturing growth in Ethiopia and, over time, the wider East African market.
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Bottle-to-Bottle rPET
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Expanded Collection Infrastructure
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Advanced Recycling Technology
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Manufacturing Capacity Expansion
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Local Value Addition
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Regional Scaling
Ethiopia → East Africa
Building a platform for the next phase of circular industry.
By combining collection, recycling, advanced processing and manufacturing, EKT is positioning circularity as an industrial growth platform rather than simply a waste-management activity.