Chinese company Anwen Technology is preparing a major expansion of its industrial presence in Tangier. Already established on a 4,200 m² site, the automotive supplier has acquired nearly 20,000 m² at Tanger Tech to build a new production base.
A Chinese manufacturer of fabrics and airbags has confirmed its establishment in Tangier. The subsidiary was created at the request of its clients, a sign that Morocco’s automotive industry is directly attracting suppliers of vehicle manufacturers and equipment makers already established in the kingdom.
Chinese company Sanlian Forging is outlining its European setup: a factory in Tangier to cut transportation time from 45 days to 3 or 4 days, and a sales presence in Frankfurt to move closer to its customers directly.
The Guizhou Tyre project in Tangier is entering a much more concrete phase. A new tender reveals the scale of the future Chinese factory : more than 20 hectares, 19 buildings in the first phase and an initial capacity of 6 million tyres a year.
Drawn by Tangier’s competitiveness, global automotive suppliers are multiplying their investments there. Between electric battery factories and braking components, Morocco’s industrial platform is establishing itself as an essential hub for relocations.
Shanghai Ingin Auto Technology will establish a production unit for smart closure systems at Tanger Tech. An investment of more than 200 million dirhams confirming Morocco’s attractiveness for the electric vehicle value chain.
Chinese giants in the automotive battery industry are set to implement two major industrial projects in the Mohammed VI Tanger Tech City. Agreements have been signed to this effect at the Bank Of Africa headquarters in Casablanca.
The Cité Mohammed VI Tanger Tech has just found a first foreign investor. It is Aeolon, a wind turbine blade manufacturer based in Shanghai.
A memorandum of understanding for the realization and development of the Mohammed VI Tanger Tech City was signed last Friday at the headquarters of the "China Communication Construction Company Limited International".