# Devki Steel breaks ground on steel mill in Kwale, Kenya

Devki Steel broke ground on a multi-billion shilling steel plant in Samburu, Kinango constituency, Kwale County, Kenya. The plant will have capacity to produce half a million tonnes of steel and create over 1,000 direct jobs, to be completed in two years.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-08-08
- Where: Samburu, Kinango constituency, Kwale County, Kenya
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 500,000 tonnes of steel per year
- Products: steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Devki Group](https://endata.com/companies/15152.md)

## Sources

- [nation.africa](https://nation.africa/kenya/business/devki-steel-kwale-factory-to-employ-1-000-workers-75340), 2018-08-08: "The plant, which is set to be completed in the next two years, will also generate an estimated 9,000 indirect jobs."

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