Morocco
Morocco Aims to Build Electric Vehicle Battery Gigafactory by Year's End
Morocco aims to create a gigafactory for electric vehicle batteries. It has already started negotiations with some manufacturers.
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Israeli Agritech Firm Brings AI-Powered Fruit Yield Estimation to Morocco
The Israeli company Fruitspec, specialized in the agri-food industry, is setting up shop in Morocco. It is thus arriving with its highly accurate system for estimating fruit tree yields.
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Morocco's Automotive Industry to Hire 2,000 Engineers, Boosting Innovation and Design
The Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, announced that 2,000 new engineers will soon be recruited as part of the strengthening of the automotive industry in Morocco .
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German Auto Parts Manufacturer Expands to Morocco with New Factory in Tanger Med
The German group Stahlschmidt International Holding GmbH (SCS), specialized in components and assemblies for mechanical unlocking systems, inaugurated, on Wednesday, a new unit in the Tanger Med zone .
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Moroccan Milling Giant Forafric Invests $100 Million to Expand Wheat Processing Capacity
The milling group Forafric, a national flagship and custodian of the MayMouna brand, plans to strengthen its industrial tool, announcing an investment of 1 billion DH dedicated to expanding its processing capacity.
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STMicroelectronics Expands Morocco Plant, Creating 700 Jobs for Electric Vehicle Chip Production
Since 2020, STMicroelectronics (ST) has begun the expansion of its new production line in Bouskoura for an amount of 2.4 billion DH. A major project that has already allowed the creation of several hundred jobs.
Morocco
Smurfit Kappa Invests €35M in First African Factory, Creating 300 Jobs in Morocco
Smurfit Kappa launched the construction of a corrugated cardboard manufacturing and processing plant in Rabat on Tuesday, its first factory in Africa. It will provide innovative and sustainable packaging solutions for various sectors, such as industry, agriculture and automotive.
Morocco
Morocco Partners with Lockheed Martin and Belgian Firms to Boost Aerospace Industry
Morocco is seeking to develop its military industry. In this sense, the kingdom, the Belgian aerospace group Blueberry (Sabca and Sabena Aerospace), as well as the American group Lockheed Martin, are joining forces to launch the Moroccan joint venture Maintenance Aero Maroc (MAM).
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Morocco Leads Africa in Car Manufacturing, Producing Over 338,000 Vehicles in 2021
Morocco maintains its position as the leading manufacturer of passenger cars in Africa. This is revealed by the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA).
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Japanese Auto Supplier Shifts Ukraine Operations to Morocco Amid War
The war in Ukraine is forcing Japanese Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze (SEBN) to relocate its activities to Morocco. The automaker had suspended its activities since the end of February.
Morocco
Illegal Industrial Zones Surge in Casablanca, Fueling Informal Economy
In Casablanca , clandestine factories are multiplying in the vicinity of urban areas, thus leading to the development of real industrial zones dedicated to the informal sector. The complicity of some authority agents is to blame.
Morocco
Moroccan Food Giant Gopag Expands with $20.8 Million Investment in New Cheese and Juice Plants
Food manufacturer Gopag inaugurated two new industrial units dedicated to the production of processed cheese and juices in Taroudant on Friday.