Corrugated carton boxes
Multi-layer 3 and 5-ply cartons for industrial goods, logistics and storage.
3-ply · 5-ply
Carton & packaging manufacturer · Addis Ababa
Carton boxes & paper bags, made in Ethiopia.
Eastern Dragon Package Tech PLC is a carton and packaging factory in Addis Ababa. Since 2017 we have made 3-ply and 5-ply cartons, printed colour boxes, paper bags and export packaging for 200+ local and international clients.
Call +251 942 004 466WhatsApp +251 984 705 322
- Est. 2017
- 120+ employees
- 200+ clients
- Imported automatic lines
Scroll · the sheet folds into a box
How your box is made
01Corrugate
Kraft liners and fluting are bonded into strong corrugated board.
Partners & clients
Trusted by 200+ local and international clients.
Manufacturers, exporters and brands across Ethiopia and East Africa pack with Eastern Dragon.
- Founded in Addis Ababa
- 2017
- Professional employees
- 120+
- Local & international clients
- 200+
- Product divisions
- 3
Inside Eastern Dragon
The factory behind every order.
Our Addis Ababa production floor, from kraft reel and corrugation to printing, finishing and dispatch.
Inside the factory
02Print
Your artwork is printed onto the board, in up to four colours.
Products
Every box your business needs.
Engineered and printed to your specification in Addis Ababa.
Pizza boxes
Printed corrugated pizza boxes for pizzerias, restaurants and delivery, in your sizes, with vents and your logo on the lid, made in Addis Ababa.
E-flute · printed · vented
Duplex & colour boxes
Offset-printed colour boxes on clean, rigid duplex board.
Duplex board · offset print
Cake & pastry boxes
White and printed cake, pastry and cupcake boxes for bakeries, cafés and hotels, with window and handle options, printed with your logo in Addis Ababa.
White board · window · handle
Book printing
Offset book printing in Addis Ababa for publishers, authors, schools and organisations: softcover and hardcover books in Amharic, English and other languages.
Softcover · hardcover · offset
Export cartons
Shock-resistant export cartons and heavy-duty industrial cartons.
Shock-resistant · heavy duty
03Die-cut
Cut and creased to your box’s exact shape in a single press.
Industries
Trusted across Ethiopia’s key industries.
Packaging built around what each sector ships, stores and sells.
Food & beverage
Corrugated shipping cases and printed cartons designed around food, drink and edible-oil supply chains.
Typical packs
Shipping cartons · printed cartons · duplex boxes
Flowers & horticulture
Flower boxes, bunching sheets and export cartons for growers and horticulture exporters.
Typical packs
Flower boxes · bunching sheets · export cartons
Fresh produce & agro-processing
Transport cartons and printed packs for farms, packhouses and processors moving Ethiopian produce.
Typical packs
Produce cartons · dividers · printed cartons
Coffee & tea
Outer cartons, printed retail boxes and export shippers for coffee and tea businesses.
Typical packs
Export cartons · printed cartons · colour boxes
Pharmaceuticals & healthcare
Printed secondary cartons and transport cases developed to approved buyer specifications.
Typical packs
Secondary cartons · shipping cases · printed inserts
Household & personal care
Printed cartons and shipping cases for everyday home and personal-care products.
Typical packs
Colour boxes · printed cartons · shipping cases
Textiles, garments, leather & footwear
Shipping cartons, printed boxes and retail paper packs for apparel, leather and footwear businesses.
Typical packs
Shipping cartons · shoe boxes · paper bags
Industrial, trade & logistics
Corrugated, heavy-duty and export cartons for parts, traded goods, warehouses and distribution.
Typical packs
Heavy-duty cartons · export cases · flat sheets
Restaurants, cafés & bakeries
Pizza boxes, cake boxes, takeaway boxes and paper bags for restaurants, cafés, bakeries and hotels, plain or printed with your brand.
Typical packs
Pizza boxes · cake boxes · takeaway boxes · paper bags
04Fold & glue
Folded and glued into a box that’s ready to pack.
Why Eastern Dragon
Why manufacturers choose Eastern Dragon.
Chinese manufacturing know-how with a local team that understands Ethiopian industry.
Imported automatic production lines
Advanced automatic lines and Chinese manufacturing expertise, in Addis Ababa.
Large daily output
A modern workshop built for big runs and steady supply.
Custom design & offset printing
Structural design, colour boxes and printed cartons made in-house.
Nationwide + East Africa
Serving the whole of Ethiopia and neighbouring East African countries.
About us
A Chinese–Ethiopian partnership in packaging.
Founded in Addis Ababa in 2017, Eastern Dragon Package Tech PLC adopted mature packaging technology and industrial experience from China to fill the gap in high-quality carton packaging in East Africa. Today we are a leading packaging enterprise in Ethiopia, with local R&D, production and sales serving the whole country and neighbouring East African countries.
- 2004
Dingzhou Best Hardware Co., Ltd. The group begins in hardware.
- 2014
J&S Metals (Ethiopia) Co., Ltd. The group establishes a metals business in Ethiopia.
- 2017
Eastern Dragon Package Tech (Ethiopia) Co., Ltd. Eastern Dragon is founded in Addis Ababa to fill the gap in high-quality carton packaging in East Africa.
- 2022
Best Machinery Co., Ltd. The group adds machinery to its industrial capabilities.
05Quality check
Checked for strength and print quality before it leaves the line.
Quality
Quality our clients can count on.
- Production & export qualifiedFull Ethiopian production and export packaging qualifications.
- Model enterpriseRecognised as a Sino-Ethiopia Industrial Cooperation Model Enterprise.
Deliver safe, high-quality and reliable packaging solutions for Ethiopia’s industries, drive local packaging development, and become our clients’ trusted partner.
Sustainability
Paper that comes back around.
Single-use plastic bags have been banned in Ethiopia since 31 January 2026. Paper bags and cartons are the recyclable replacement, and we make both in Addis Ababa.
Recyclable by design
Corrugated board and paper are among the most widely recycled packaging materials.
Right-sized, less material
Boxes engineered around your product use only the board they need.
Less waste in production
Efficient cutting layouts keep offcuts to a minimum.
06Tape & seal
Packed, sealed and ready for dispatch.
News & resources
Latest from the factory.
News
2026
Choose the right box, first time
3-ply or 5-ply, flutes, box styles, measuring and artwork: the questions buyers ask before ordering.
Read the storyPress release
2026
Second automatic corrugator line starts production
A second imported corrugator line doubles our daily board output and shortens lead times for printed cartons.
Read the storyNews
2026
Packaging students tour the Eastern Dragon factory
Forty engineering students followed a carton from paper reel to finished box on a morning at the factory.
Read the storyClient words
What our clients say.
Real feedback from manufacturers, exporters and packhouses across Ethiopia and East Africa who rely on Eastern Dragon cartons.
Coffee & tea
“Our coffee cartons arrive in Djibouti looking the way they left Addis. Eastern Dragon matched our brand colours on the first proof.”
Flowers & horticulture
“The flower boxes hold up in the cold store and on the flight, and the delivery before peak season came on the day they promised.”
Food & beverage
“We moved our retail boxes from imported stock to Eastern Dragon and cut our lead time from months to weeks.”
Household & personal care
“Straight answers, a sample within days, and cartons that stack properly in our warehouse.”
Coffee & tea
“Our coffee cartons arrive in Djibouti looking the way they left Addis. Eastern Dragon matched our brand colours on the first proof.”
Flowers & horticulture
“The flower boxes hold up in the cold store and on the flight, and the delivery before peak season came on the day they promised.”
Food & beverage
“We moved our retail boxes from imported stock to Eastern Dragon and cut our lead time from months to weeks.”
Household & personal care
“Straight answers, a sample within days, and cartons that stack properly in our warehouse.”
Request a quote
Let’s build your box.
Tell us what you need and our team will review the specification and contact you.
- WhatsApp+251 984 705 322
- Phone+251 942 004 466
- Phone+251 942 006 611
- Emailsales@easterndragonpackage.com
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