{"id":54897,"date":"2025-07-16T10:37:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/1-million-wood-processing-plant-completed-in-karongi-district\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T10:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:52:31","slug":"1-million-wood-processing-plant-completed-in-karongi-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/1-million-wood-processing-plant-completed-in-karongi-district\/","title":{"rendered":"$1 million wood processing plant completed in Karongi District"},"content":{"rendered":"

Constructed on a site measuring over 7,000 square meters, the factory specializes in manufacturing high-quality wooden products using pinewood.<\/p>\n

According to the company\u2019s management, the processed pinewood is a viable and often superior alternative to many imported wood products.<\/p>\n

Theophile Ndoreyaho, the Managing Director of MT Woodtec Solutions, emphasized the plant\u2019s potential to reduce reliance on imports.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe manufacture furniture from pinewood, which offers unique quality and can replace many products previously sourced from abroad. Our main limitation has been the lack of modern equipment, which we have now addressed,\u201d he noted. <\/p>\n

The plant employs 20 full-time staff and 10 part-time workers, with the capacity to produce up to 200 beds or 200 doors per month. The company\u2019s primary market is Kigali City, though its reach is expected to grow.<\/p>\n

The product range includes beds, living room furniture, and doors, which are in high demand by institutions and individual clients alike.<\/p>\n

The plant is the result of a joint investment between Theophile Ndoreyaho, a native of Karongi District, and Prof. Dr. Mathias Schaefer from Germany.<\/p>\n

Karongi District Mayor, Gerard Muzungu, noted that the plant also offers opportunities for hands-on training and employment to graduates from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis facility provides a platform for vocational graduates to gain practical skills, and some have already been employed here. It’s an important step toward boosting local development and contributing to the national economy,\u201d he stated. <\/p>\n

The Minister of Public Service and Labour, Christine Nkulikiyinka, urged Rwandan entrepreneurs to be proactive in attracting international investors.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Ndoreyaho was able to convince a German investor to commit $1 million, it\u2019s an example others should follow. Rwanda is a promising country for investment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Construction of the plant is valued at $500,000, with machinery and equipment making up the remaining $500,000, totaling an investment of $1 million.<\/p>\n

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Constructed on a site measuring over 7,000 square meters, the factory specializes in manufacturing high-quality wooden products using pinewood. According to the company\u2019s management, the processed pinewood is a viable and often superior alternative to many imported wood products. Theophile Ndoreyaho, the Managing Director of MT Woodtec Solutions, emphasized the plant\u2019s potential to reduce reliance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000091004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000091004,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/inyubako_y_uruganda_yuzuy.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/inyubako_y_uruganda_yuzuy.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/inyubako_y_uruganda_yuzuy.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/inyubako_y_uruganda_yuzuy.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/inyubako_y_uruganda_yuzuy.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/inyubako_y_uruganda_yuzuy.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000091004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54897"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=54897"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=54897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}