Geological & saline-brine survey analysis report completed for the Habulay basin
Survey analysis report received: brine TDS above 250,000 mg/L, 15–20 favourable pond areas, and a 150 ha permit area identified.
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Building a modern salt industry through partnership
From natural salt resources to a modern industry
Noolays Salt Producer Cooperative is developing a salt production and processing project in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia, with the ambition to progress from pilot production to modern processing and full-scale industrial development. We are seeking strategic investors, technology partners, industrial partners and long-term commercial partners who share our vision of building a sustainable salt industry together.
Dihun Woreda, Nogob Zone, Jajabe Kebele — Habulay Saline River Basin
Dihun WoredaNogob Zone, Somali Region
Habulay basinSaline river-basin resource
>250,000 mg/LMeasured brine salinity (TDS)
15–20 haEvaporation-pond areas identified
The project
A new opportunity in Ethiopia's salt industry
Noolays Salt Producer Cooperative is developing a natural salt resource in the Habulay saline river basin, Dihun Woreda, Nogob Zone, Somali Regional State of Ethiopia.
The Cooperative's objective is not simply to continue small-scale traditional salt production. Our goal is to develop a modern, scalable, value-added salt industry using appropriate technology, professional management, responsible resource development and strategic investment.
Our development path
- PILOT
- TECHNICAL VALIDATION
- COMMERCIAL DEMONSTRATION
- PROCESSING & VALUE ADDITION
- INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION
We believe this staged approach provides a practical foundation for long-term investment while allowing technical and commercial assumptions to be tested before major expansion.
Scope
What we are building
A staged development from solar evaporation to processed, packaged salt products.
- Solar evaporation infrastructure
- Modern salt harvesting systems
- Salt washing and purification
- Crushing, milling and grading
- Iodized edible salt production
- Industrial salt production
- Livestock salt products
- Packaging and storage
- Quality-control systems
- Modern logistics and distribution
Evidence before expansion.
We test before scaling, measure before forecasting and verify before committing major capital. The first milestone is a controlled pilot operation, not a factory.
Our position
Our partnership philosophy
We bring: We bring the resource, local presence, project development and commitment.
Partners can bring: Our partners can bring capital, technology, engineering, industrial experience, management expertise and market access.
Together we can develop the project progressively and create value for cooperative members, communities, investors, employees, customers and the regional economy.
Where we are now
Newly established cooperative at pilot-development stage. Survey work is complete; the next milestone is the pilot programme described on the Project Overview page.
Latest
Project updates
Pilot-first development model confirmed by the cooperative committee
The committee has adopted the staged pathway: pilot, validation, commercial demonstration, processing, then industrial expansion.
Investor information
Technical, legal, environmental, commercial and financial information is available to qualified partners under confidentiality. Sensitive documents are not published on this website.
Start with the pilot. Prove the model. Build the partnership. Scale the industry.
We are looking for partners who do not simply want to finance a small operation, but who are interested in building an industry together.