Morocco is seriously considering exploiting its cobalt reserves in order to launch the manufacture of rechargeable batteries. The information was given to the news agency Reuters by a senior official of the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM).
The Tesla brand of American billionaire Elon Musk is continuing to expand its Supercharger network in Morocco, where it has deployed three new fast charging stations.
Morocco will soon welcome its first industrial unit dedicated to the manufacture of electric battery components. It will be built by the Moroccan Battery Industry (MARIBAT) in Casablanca.
The Stellantis group has decided to change the production plant for the electric version of its Peugeot produced in Slovakia and Morocco. The 100% electric Peugeot 208 will be produced in the Figueruelas plant from 2023.
Morocco is gradually recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, while the Industry sector alone has recovered 40% of the jobs lost during the health crisis, said the Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour.
The industrial acceleration zone of the Oujda Technopole will soon host an automotive wiring plant. The construction work on this industrial unit was launched on Monday.
Morocco has decided to embark on the maintenance of military aircraft. Its ambition is to become one of the countries with a military industry.
Four new exploration permits have been granted to the Canadian gold company Stellar AfricaGold Inc. near the area where it had recently discovered gold in Tichka Est.
The company e-Move Véhicules Company markets electric motorcycles fully assembled in Morocco . The battery with a range of 70 km to 140 km depending on the model, can be recharged from a standard power outlet. No noise, no smoke, no maintenance... the advantages are multiple.
In Morocco, industrialists are betting on an increase in sales for the next three months. This is revealed by a business survey by Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) for the month of November.
Morocco intends to give a boost to the local manufacture of medical devices. In this sense, an agreement has been signed between the government and representatives of the sector.
Three Covid-19 outbreaks have been discovered in industrial units located in the prefecture of Skhirat- Témara . In total, 65 positive cases have been recorded.