Turkish exports accounted for 217 million US dollars of the 284 million US dollars in commerce between Tanzania and Turkey last year, indicating both a trade deficit and a growing economic partnership between the two nations.As part of strategic efforts to strengthen trade and industrial cooperation between the two nations, the figures were revealed in Dar es Salaam during the Turkiye–Tanzania Steel Trade Delegation, a high-level business.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 9th September 2025

Tanzania has opened its first state-of-the-art copper processing plant in Chunya District, Mbeya Region, marking a dramatic turn towards industrial self-reliance. This breakthrough not only represents progress but also a daring reevaluation of Tanzania's position in the global resource economy. This facility is revolutionizing the nation's copper value chain and bringing it into line with the need for clean energy technologies worldwide..... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 11th August 2025

Kenyan President William Ruto is on an official visit to the United Kingdom, where he is expected to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to finalize a new strategic partnership agreement covering the period from 2025 to 2030. The deal, announced on Kenya’s national broadcaster on June 29, aims to deepen cooperation between the two countries in key areas including trade, innovation, climate action, and security.A major objective of.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 3rd July 2025

Tanzania is preparing to halt steel imports due to a sharp increase in local manufacturing output, signaling a major step forward in the country’s industrialization agenda.During a visit to Lodhia Industries in Mkuranga District, Coast Region, Prof. Kitila Mkumbo—Minister in the President's Office for Planning and Investment—praised the nation's progress, describing the expansion of domestic steel production as transformative. He noted.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 5th June 2025

Dr. Juma Mukhwana, principal secretary for industry, has urged Kenyans to put money into the nation's manufacturing sector, claiming it has the capacity to spur economic growth and industrialization.Using shared production facilities established by the government at County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs), Dr. Mukhwana said the State was enticing both domestic and foreign investors to enter the profitable industry. The PS stated that.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 4th April 2025

Kithure Kindiki, Kenya's Deputy President, has lately stated that the expansion of the manufacturing and industry sectors will quicken the country's transition into a first- world nation. Kindiki asserts that the administration led by President William Ruto has made significant investments, both in terms of coffers and time, in value chains that are essential to the metamorphosis of the country from its current situation.It was brought to his.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 11th March 2025

Kenya has a masterful industrial policy that is comparable to the greatest of them. The program aims to promote labor-intensive light industries where the nation has a competitive advantage, import substitution, export-led growth, including export processing zones (EPZs), and more.It aims to increase manufacturing's share of the GDP to 15% and establish "Made in Kenya" as a worldwide brand. But in order to revive manufacturing, Kenya needs to.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 9th December 2024

With the opening of the state-of-the-art East Africa Conveyor Supplies Limited (EACS) facility in Kahama District, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania has made great progress in the production of mining and industrial equipment parts.Speaking at the facility in the Buzwagi Special Economic Zone, EACS Managing Director Peter Kumalilwa stated that the facility specializes in offering premium conveyor belts, rollers, and splicing materials, among other.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 4th November 2024

Within the next three years, Tanzania intends to start producing steel domestically. It has already been determined that the project is situated in the Njombe Region's Ludewa District. In order to promote iron ore mining, the investor, Fujian Hexingwang Industry Tanzania Co Ltd, and the National Development Corporation (NDC) inked a $77 million contract on Saturday, August 3, 2024. Presently, Tanzania's yearly expenditure on steel imports.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 5th August 2024

With great pleasure, Multitrade 3D Systems announces its relationship with MX3D, a prominent provider of Robotic WAAM (Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing) technology. This partnership designates Multitrade 3D Systems as MX3D's official sales partner in the Sub-Saharan Africa market. Through this partnership, Multitrade's metal additive manufacturing offering is strengthened, and MX3D gains a strong local market presence.A comprehensive solution for.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 5th July 2024

In order to validate occupational standards in crucial sectors for the expansion of the industrial economy, more than 100 experts and delegates from Tanzanian government institutions, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions, and industry representatives started a two-day meeting in the Morogoro Region, eastern Tanzania, on Thursday. The National Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 13th May 2024

Tanzania's economic growth and structural transformation are significantly influenced by industrialization and manufacturing, even though they are occurring on a small scale. Since gaining independence in 1961, Tanzania has gone through several stages of industrial development, from import substitution led by the state to liberalization and privatization spearheaded by the private sector.  To reach the currently unachievable aim of having a.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 3rd April 2024