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Italy rolled 12.3 million tonnes of long steel in 2025, and Danieli alone has delivered over 500 rolling mills. A guide to the OEMs behind the numbers.

Saipem's Snamprogetti urea technology runs in 147 plants worldwide. A guide to the Italian-led companies behind urea and ammonia plant equipment.

Kenya has almost no AAC capacity while state housing spend rose to KSh 117bn. How to size, specify and import an autoclaved aerated concrete plant.

Kenya's tea industry earned KSh 215 billion in 2024, and feed, milling, and cashew lines are adding capacity. Where agro-processing RFQs surface.

Globeleq's $117M binary plant hits the Kenyan grid in 2026 and GDC is tendering 70-100 MW at Paka. Who buys binary cycle equipment, and how.

Kenya's cement demand rose 20% to 9.34Mt in 2025, and a $250M clinker plant is in build. Who buys building-materials plant in Kenya, and how deals close.

Kenya shells 13,000 tonnes of cashew against 45,000 tonnes of installed capacity. Who buys processing equipment, what it costs, how deals get paid.

Imported tiles into Kenya carry 35% excise; local plants target 30M m2 a year. How to spec, budget, and buy a ceramic tile kiln line in Kenya.

Kenanie's KSh 5bn leather park has 36 investors queuing for fit-out space. How to spec, shortlist, finance, and import chrome tanning drums into Kenya.

Kenya used 10.3Mt of cement in 2025, and $595M of clinker plant has been ordered or commissioned since 2024. Who supplies the lines and what they cost.

Kenya's formal milk intake hit 1.014 billion litres in 2025. The licence, equipment scope, and payment steps for a dairy processing plant project.

Kenya imported 1,771 tonnes of denim fabric in 2024 and wove almost none of it. What a denim line contains, who buys it, and how the deal is paid.

KenGen is drilling 42 wells under a $1.8B geothermal program and KETRACO has a KSh 65B grid pipeline. Who buys energy equipment in Kenya, and how.

Kenya imported $17.5M of float glass in 2024, 70% from one Tanzanian plant. Scope, budget, technology suppliers and financing for a domestic line.

Kenya's food processing sector hit $9 billion in 2024. The processors, tenders, and payment mechanics behind its dairy, edible oil, and milling RFQs.

Kenya makes around 8 million pairs of shoes a year against a 36 million target for 2027. What a footwear line needs, who buys, and what it lands at.

A Kenyan cut-make-pack plant spends $3M to $6M on 2,000-3,000 sewing machines. Why line balancing, not machine price, decides the payback.

Olkaria VII needs an 80.3 MW turbine island by June 2027, with a USD 1.8B expansion behind it. How geothermal turbine procurement works in Kenya.

Kenya's data centre market hit USD 266M in 2025, with 100,000 km of public fibre in build. Who buys ICT infrastructure in Kenya and how suppliers win.

Kenya imported USD 9.9M of injection moulding machines in 2024. How to pick tonnage, drive type and tooling, and what really lands on the invoice.