African Bamboo - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

African Bamboo PLC is a forestry, wood and bio-energy company with the mission to make bamboo a more reliable and profitable cash crop for Ethiopia's farmers. Established in 2012, African Bamboo PLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortune Enterprise PLC, which has been engaged in wood and metal furniture manufacturing in Addis Ababa since 1961. To meet local energy needs and adapt to deforestation, African Bamboo has developed an environmentally friendly thermal process for treating bamboo called ThermoWood. This process eliminates signs of decay, making the abundant resource of bamboo in Ethiopia a viable commodity for farmers to sell. African Bamboo is dedicated to becoming the largest exporter of high-value bamboo products in Africa, providing the world market with a sustainable and competitive alternative to hardwood composites.