Hibret Manufacturing and Machine Building Industry
Ethiopian arms industry
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Hibret Manufacturing and Machine Building Industry (Amharic: ሕብረት ማምረቻ እና የማሽን ግንባታ ኢንዱስትሪ; Hibret mamireti ina yemashini ginibata) is a military-civil engineering complex of the Ethiopian Defense Industry. It specializes in production of Machines and spare parts for the Ethiopian National Defense Force.
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| Formation | 5 May 1953 |
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| Type | State-owned enterprise |
| Headquarters | Lideta subcity, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Region served | Ethiopia |
| Services | Designing, manufacturing, and assembling industrial machinery, metal parts, tools, and automotive components |
| Owner | Defense Engineering Industry Corporation |
Key people | Kassahun Hailemariam (2014–2016) |
Parent organization | Metals and Engineering Corporation |
| Affiliations | Gafat Armament Engineering Complex Bishoftu Automotive Engineering Industry Dejen Aviation Engineering Industry |
| Funding | Government of Ethiopia |
History
Hibret Machine tools was established on 5 May 1953 to produce bullets for light weapons under the name Emperor Haile Sellassie I (Amharic: ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ) Ammunition Factory. In 1984, the Derg regime invested heavily to expand the ammunition production line and create a tools and spare parts production unit.
Structure
Hibret Machine tools were restructured which resulted in its ammunition unit transferred to Homicho Ammunition Engineering Complex and currently is organized as follows:
- Tools and spare parts and medium weapons production unit
- Engraving and pressing products unit
- Metals and product packaging production unit
Products
Military - a variety of mortars
Civilian - hand tools, hospital beds, aluminum saddles, household and office furnitures
References
- Hibret Machine tools profile - FDRE Defense Industry, May 2008
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