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| SECTOR | IMPORTS | 5Y/YR | RANK | EXPORTS | 5Y/YR | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Machinery | $353.0M | +1.0% | 79 | $9.97M | -12.7% | 104 |
| Automation and Robotics | $83.6M | -6.5% | 91 | $8.66M | -2.4% | 90 |
| Pumps and Valves | $177.3M | +6.9% | 86 | $12.5M | +0.6% | 82 |
| Material Handling | $166.5M | +5.7% | 71 | $3.53M | -19.8% | 95 |
| Food Processing Equipment | $125.1M | -1.5% | 72 | $5.98M | +3.3% | 78 |
| Steel and Metal Products | $1.51B | -1.6% | 82 | $476.8M | +10.0% | 97 |
| Specialty Chemicals | $560.0M | +2.7% | 80 | $252.3M | +8.0% | 63 |
| Plastics and Polymers | $1.11B | +6.2% | 74 | $158.2M | +7.2% | 87 |
| Packaging | $134.2M | +0.7% | 99 | $128.2M | +0.3% | 75 |
| Industrial Textiles | $100.6M | +10.5% | 73 | $15.4M | +0.7% | 77 |
| Electrical Equipment | $382.0M | -7.5% | 98 | $54.5M | +9.6% | 86 |
| Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics | $155.7M | +18.5% | 73 | $5.49M | -8.9% | 94 |
| Automotive Components | $439.7M | +7.1% | 76 | $6.69M | -2.6% | 103 |
| Aerospace Components | $222.0M | +4.2% | 62 | $5.23M | -29.6% | 101 |
| Medical Devices | $169.6M | +5.8% | 84 | $27.4M | +15.4% | 75 |
| Construction Materials | $226.5M | +1.5% | 91 | $175.2M | +32.5% | 72 |
| HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration | $139.1M | +4.2% | 95 | $3.53M | +9.4% | 96 |
| Power Generation Equipment | $76.6M | -2.9% | 95 | $14.5M | +5.5% | 71 |
| Water Treatment Equipment | $27.5M | +5.3% | 97 | $2.89M | +11.4% | 79 |
| Mining Equipment | $206.5M | -9.9% | 93 | $25.9M | -18.1% | 76 |
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Shri Krishana Overseas PLC invested KES 132 million (US$1.0 million) in a new corrugated packaging facility on a 5-acre industrial park in Kisaju, Kajiado County, Kenya. The plant will raise annual production from 3,000 to 22,000 tonnes.
Shri Krishana Overseas (SKL) PLC is completing a new packaging plant in Kisaju, Kajiado County, Kenya. The facility will produce 22,000 tonnes of packaging materials a year, up from 3,000 tonnes, with commercial operations expected in early 2026.
Shri Krishana Overseas Limited is constructing a new plant in Kisaju, Kitengela, Kajiado, projected to raise corrugated box output to 24,000 tonnes, with first-phase operations expected by end-2025. The company reported this in a profit warning published on 29 September 2025.
The Competition Authority of Kenya approved Metal Cans & Closures acquiring plant, machinery, properties and inventory from Nampak Kenya, a subsidiary of South Africa-based Nampak. The deal expands Metal Cans into feed cans, crown caps and shoe polish containers, with no employment impact stated.
Kenya's Competition Authority approved Ramco Plexus's acquisition of Platinum Packaging, a flexible packaging film maker jointly owned by Ramco Group and Carton Manufacturers. Ramco Plexus will pay Carton about KES500m (US$4.27m) for its 50% stake.
Ascent Rift Valley Fund II acquired a minority equity stake in Dune Packaging Limited, a Kenyan packaging manufacturer, to support its expansion into new markets and operational capabilities.
Kenya's Competition Authority unconditionally approved Ramco Plexus's acquisition of sole control of flexible packaging maker Platinum Packaging, which it will buy from Carton Manufacturers for about KES500m ($4.27m).
Friendship Containers has launched a new production plant on a five-acre plot in the Tatu City Special Economic Zone near Nairobi, making metal cans, closures, injection-molded containers and caps.
KenGen selected Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, with Mitsubishi Corporation and H. Young, to supply EPC services and two 70 MW steam turbine sets for the Olkaria V geothermal plant near Nakuru, Kenya. The plant is scheduled to start in 2019.
Kenyan packaging maker Statpack Industries signed a deal to be the sole distributor of Minebea Intec's factory X-ray inspection machines and weighing scales in Kenya, effective immediately.
