Number of Industries; total 1,535 including 122 large, 120 medium, 276 small and 1017 Micro. During the sixth term of leadership, a total of 131 industries were established. Among them, 78 are large-scale industries. The region has 119 industries engaged in the processing of agricultural and livestock produce, offering a significant opportunity for citizens to contribute to the nation’s economic growth.
The region has exceptional large and and medium industries including
34 Agro processing industries such as Bagamoyo Sugar Ltd, Tanchoice, Tanlapia ltd, Fuzzy International Co. Ltd, Unify trading Corporation, Tera Cashew Processing Co. Ltd (T) Ltd;
11 Food manufacturing industries such as Bakharesa Food Products, Hill Packaging Co. Ltd, Sayona Fruits Products and U Fresh Co. Ltd.
71 Construction material industries such as Twyford Ceramic Tiles, Hong Yu Steel, Kiluwa Steel and Allied Company, Surphier Float Glass Ltd, Lake Steel and Allied Company, Lodhia Steel, Co. Ltd, Good Will Ceramic Tanzania Ltd and BNBM Building Materials Co. Ltd.
11 human and animal medicine factories such as Kairuki International Co. Ltd, Hester Co. Ltd, Action Madero International Health Care and Bahari Pharmacy Co. Ltd
14 Packaging material industries such as Hill Packaging Co. Ltd, TC Industries and Global Packaging
7 motor vehicle and motor cycle assembling industries such as GFA Assembling Co. Ltd, King Lion, Tata Africa Holding Tz & Motor hub EA and Equar Suma JKT Ltd Vehicle assembly Factory
17 Electricity materials industries
12 Plastic materials manufacturing industries
Other 32 industries such as King Lion Co. Ltd, KEDS Ltd, Hunan Power group, Lake Steel Group Co. Ltd, Raddy Fibre Manufacturing Tz. Ltd, Instan blue Industries Ltd and Fesho Group of Companies.
Employment in Industrial Sector
The industrial sector had created direct employment 21,149 and more than 60,000 indirect employments where more than 70% are youth and Women.
Investment Oppotunities
Pwani has 27 industrial parks and areas set aside for industries construction with a size 24,245.61 hectare, which is the vast opportunities that attract investment in the Coastal Region. These areas include special economic zones (SEZ) 5 (Kwala, Bagamoyo, Vigor SEZ, Min Xin and Kamal); 7 industrial parks (Kwala Industrial Park, Modern Industrial Park, TAMCO, Dundani, Elsewedy, Grei and Kibaha DC Industrial Parks) as well as 14 other areas in all the Districts within the Region. Also there’s opportunities such as construction of social facilities like hotels, financial facilities, apartments, Construction of modern markets, storage facilities, shopping malls, Establishment of an animal zoo, Building a fish- processing plant, factory for producing medical equipment and supplies, tourist hotels, Building a modern fish market, Establish s parking facility for heavy trucks (lorry park), construction of recreation centers and establish modern sport arena.
Strategic location and economic infrastructures;
Three rail way lines passing through the region including Central line Dar es Salaam to Kigoma, - Mwanza – Katavi and Dar es Salaam to Tanga, TAZARA from Dar es Salaam to Zambia and SGR line from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma.
Nearest to the Julius Nyerere International Airport 33.91 km from Regional Head Quarter (Kibaha)
Availability of road network of 1,924.9 km where 501.5 km connect the Region with other Regions ie. Tanga, Morogoro, Lindi and Mtwara.
Nearest to the Dar es Salaam Port 37 km from Regional Head Quarter (Kibaha) and 41.4 to Mkuranga District
Availability of electricity from Mwl. Nyerere Hydro Power Project
Availability of Natural gas for industrial operations
Connection with International markets of EAC, SADC and China through Dar es salaam and Tanga Ports.
Availability of water from underground, Lower and Upper Ruvu sources.
Existence of water bodies and 600 km coastal line suitable for Blue Economy investments at Bagamoyo, Chalinze, Mafia, Kibiti and Mkuranga including transport and transportation, Fish processing, fishing vessel, cultural cottage, diving and Salt farms
Existence of 87 tourism investment opportunities at Bagamoyo, Mafia, Chalinze, Mkuranga, Kibiti and Kisarawe including Saadan Game Reserve, historical sites, ecosystem and unique natural forest reserves, Mangrove forest, Beautiful beaches and other offshore islands
Availability of 1,727,352 arable land for agriculture and livestock activities where as Cashew nuts, simsim, peagon pea are cultivated as cash crops
Availability of different minerals to include industrial minerals such as dolmaite, limestone, felisper, quats, calasite, calolin, graphite, silker sand, casait, Malaika – Ulanga na salt; metals (Gold, rhodolite garnet, rose garnet stone and moonstone) and various gravel types. Opportunities in Mineral Sector include research, extraction and mines value addition.
Strategic Projects;
Six strategic projects are under progress, these include;
Kwala Commercial City where 30 villages to form 1,171.6 sq km in 3
Construction of Dry port at Kwala – Kibaha DC to reduce Dar es Salaam congestion; Construction of Phase I was completed.
Construction of Bagamoyo Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The project is coordinated by EPZA and will be implemented in area of 9,800 ha. in Zinga, Kiromo, Pande, Mlingotini na Kitopeni Villages. This project is on the stage of review of the Master Plan and payment of compensation.
