The owner and manager of Nita Color Center has won three awards namely
* INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION AWARD 1997
conferred by the Ethiopian Society of Chemical Engineers (ESCHE) for the successful import substitution research on the local manufacturing of offset, letterpress and web offset printing inks.
* BEST BUSINESS IDEA AWARD 2007
From the World Bank for the successful import substitution research on the local manufacturing of artist grade paints and water based flexographic printing inks.
conferred by the Ethiopian Society of Chemical Engineers (ESCHE) for the successful import substitution research on the local manufacturing of offset, letterpress and web offset printing inks.
* BEST ETHIOPIAN INVENTOR 2004
Award from the World Intellectual Property Office (Geneva) for the successful import substitution research on the local manufacturing of offset, letterpress and web offset printing inks. The award was delivered by the vice president of WIPO and handed over by the then President of Ethiopia, Germa W/giorgise.
