Morocco
Morocco Pledges 45.5% Cut in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030
Morocco has raised its reduction commitment, to at least 45.5% of its greenhouse gas emissions, by 2030.
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Phosphates
Morocco
Morocco's Automotive Exports Surge 49.5% in Early 2021, Matching Pre-Pandemic Levels
Automotive exports reached 35.4 billion dirhams during the first five months of 2021, an increase of 49.5% compared to the same period in 2020.
Morocco
Morocco's Trade Deficit Widens 10.4% as Exports Surge in Early 2021
The trade deficit reached 80.95 billion dirhams at the end of May 2021, an increase of 10.4% compared to the same period in 2020. This is what emerges from a note from the Office of Exchange on the monthly exchange indicators for the month of May 2021.
Morocco
OCP Group Raises $1.5 Billion in International Bond Issue for Investment and Debt Refinancing
The OCP group announced that it has successfully carried out a bond issue on international markets for a total amount of $1.5 billion. Details of the issue composed of two tranches and listed on Euronext Dublin.
Morocco
US Blocks Moroccan Fertilizer Giant OCP from North American Market Amid Trade Dispute
Tough times for the boss of the Moroccan giant of phosphate fertilizers OCP. The group led by Mostafa Terrab is prohibited from continuing its exports to the North American market. This is the beginning of an unprecedented battle for the strategic North American market.
Morocco
OCP Group Appoints Nadia Fassi Fehri as Chief Transformation Officer
The OCP Group, the leading exporter of phosphate in Morocco, welcomes Nadia Fassi Fehri to its Top Management. She is joining as Chief Transformation Officer and member of the Group’s strategic committee.
Morocco
Global Phosphate Research Summit Highlights Innovation for Sustainable Growth
The second edition of the Phosphates Days was held from October 13 to 17 and brought together online 1,445 researchers and engineers from 25 countries. Unanimously, the participants in this virtual meeting confirmed the importance of R&D in the competitiveness of companies and the development of nations.
Morocco
Morocco's Phosphate Key to Brazil's Agricultural Expansion Plans
Brazil, a country with a strong agricultural vocation, aspires to boost its agricultural production in the coming years. This is the goal of a recent webinar during which the speakers highlighted the essential role of Moroccan phosphate for Brazil in achieving this objective.
Morocco
Morocco's Trade Slumps: Exports and Imports Down 17% Amid Global Slowdown
For the first seven months of 2020, both Moroccan imports and exports of goods recorded year-on-year declines of 17.5% and 17% respectively compared to the same period last year.
Morocco
Morocco's OCP Group Marks 100 Years of Phosphate Industry Leadership
The Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) group has just celebrated its 100th anniversary. An opportune occasion for the group to look back on the key moments in its history and pay tribute to all the people who have marked it.
Morocco
US Fertilizer Giant Mosaic Files Complaint Against Moroccan Phosphate Imports
The American group Mosaic accuses the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) of selling "subsidized" products on the world market. The Moroccan group rejects these accusations.
Morocco
Algeria Unveils $16 Billion Phosphate and Iron Mining Projects to Rival Morocco's Industry
Algeria is preparing to launch two major "promising and engaging several sectors" projects, particularly in the phosphate sector, thus seeking to compete with the world number one, Morocco .