Chinese-owned factory in Tanzania exports float glass to 6 African countries

DAR ES SALAAM, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Sapphire Float Glass Factory, owned by Chinese investors in the Mkuranga District of the Coast Region in eastern Tanzania, is exporting float glass to six African countries, an official said on Monday.

Minister of Industry and Trade Ashatu Kijaji told the parliament in the national capital of Dodoma that the factory, inaugurated by President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Sept. 20, 2023, is exporting float glass to Madagascar, Burundi, Zambia, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa.