Ethiopian Review

Addis Ababa — Tiens Ethiopia, an affiliate of the Tienshi International Limited, a Chinese health products factory, is scheduled to be inaugurated here this morning.

The company has invested about 1.5 million USD for the construction and development of the factory and 2 million USD for operation cost. The factory would have the capacity to produce 25 million pieces of health care supplementary food a year, Mr Li Jian Xin, assistant to the president of Tienshi International, told a press conference yesterday.

The products used to be imported and distributed here for the last three years and were approved by the Ministry of Health, Mr Li Jian Xin said.

The company will hold its fourteenth yearly international conference this afternoon in Ethiopia for the first time at the Millennium Hall. The conferences used to be hosted by different countries throughout Africa.

The company produces health care products in capsules and powder form from Chinese herbs. It also produces home care products, health care equipment and cosmetics. The products will be put on display for the public at an exhibition this afternoon.

The factory will provide jobs opportunity for 40 local people. The factory will start production here this month. It will both supply the local market with its products and export to neighboring African countries.

Mr Li Jian Xin said that the president of the company had donated 100,000 birr for children from poor countries to go to school.

Founded in 1995 by Mr. Li Jinyuan, Tianshi Group is a large-scale global enterprise operating in more than 190 countries around the world with a customer base of over 10 million.

With an anchor business in advanced biotechnology, Tianshi is also involved in financing, real estate development, education, cultural exchanges, and modern logistics.

Tianshi Health Products is the first China based direct selling company that manufactures and distributes traditional Chinese health products internationally. With over 190 regional offices throughout the world, Tianshi opened its branches in North America in 1999 and now has over 11,000 independent consultants.

The company has passed the international standard ISO-9002 certificate for quality authentication.

- By Yelibenwork Ayele | Ethiopian Reporter