Manufacturing & factory

Imported automatic lines, made in Addis Ababa.

Our Addis Ababa factory makes corrugated board and cartons and prints colour boxes, paper bags and labels on imported automatic lines, with design, printing, die-cutting, finishing and quality checks in-house.

An Eastern Dragon operator in a blue uniform works at a production control panel.
Eastern Dragon operator, Addis Ababa
Founded in Addis Ababa
2017
Professional employees
120+
Local & international clients
200+
Product divisions
3

On the floor

On the floor

Real machines. Real production.

Our corrugating line in Addis Ababa, at work. The gallery shows the rest of the factory: printing, finishing, warehousing, dispatch and customer visits.

Open the factory gallery
An Eastern Dragon team member inspects board on the production line.A stack of finished printed carton blanks beside the finishing machine.

Production process

How your box is made.

Six steps from reel to delivery. Each one runs in-house, so your order stays in our hands.

  1. Step 01

    Corrugate

    Kraft liners and fluting are bonded into strong 3 and 5-ply board.

  2. Step 02

    Print

    Your artwork is printed onto the board or sheet.

  3. Step 03

    Die-cut

    Cut and creased to your box’s exact shape in a single press.

  4. Step 04

    Fold & glue

    Folded and glued into a box that’s ready to pack.

  5. Step 05

    Quality check

    Checked for strength, size and print before it leaves the line.

  6. Step 06

    Pack & dispatch

    Counted, strapped and loaded for delivery.

Capabilities

Two divisions, one factory.

Corrugated division

3 and 5-ply corrugated board and cartons, from reel to finished box.

  • Automatic corrugated board line
  • Printer-slotter
  • Automatic die-cutter
  • Folder-gluer
  • Strapping & bundling

Offset printing division

Colour boxes, paper bags, labels, posters, leaflets and books.

  • Multicolour offset press
  • Laminating & varnishing
  • Die-cutting & creasing
  • Automatic paper bag machine
  • Folding & binding

Why it matters

Built for steady supply.

Automatic lines, in-house printing and a team of 120+ people, so large runs arrive on time and repeat orders match the first.

  • Imported automatic lines

    Advanced automatic production lines imported from abroad, run with Chinese manufacturing expertise.

  • Large daily output

    A modern workshop sized for big runs and steady supply.

  • Production & export qualified

    Full Ethiopian production and export packaging qualifications.

  • Nationwide + East Africa

    Serving the whole country and neighbouring East African countries.

Quality

Checked before it leaves the line.

Quality first is the first of our core values. Every order is checked at the end of the line against your approved specification.

Quality, safety & sustainability
  • Board strengthEdge crush and burst checks on board runs.
  • Size & fitInside dimensions and creases measured against your spec.
  • Print & colourColour and registration checked against approved artwork.
  • Count & packingCounted, strapped and labelled for your delivery.

See the line for yourself.

Book a factory visit in Addis Ababa, or send us your specification and we will quote it.

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