Giant Chinese Copper Factory Opens in Nador Morocco

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Giant Chinese Copper Factory Opens in Nador Morocco

Nador province is attracting global investors. Chinese group Boway is preparing to install a vast copper production unit within the Nador West Med complex. A major project creating hundreds of jobs.

The future Nador West Med port hub, expected to become operational before the end of the year, confirms its strategic appeal. Provincial authorities received a delegation from Chinese company Boway on Thursday, May 14. Led by the directors of the Moroccan and Asian subsidiaries, this working meeting validated the technical stages of the "Boway Alloy" project. This future factory, dedicated to copper alloy manufacturing, will be located directly in the Betoya business zone, adjacent to the port.

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The financial resources deployed by the Asian industrialist, founded in 1993 and already established in Canada, Germany and the United States, are colossal. The company will invest over two billion dirhams to develop a 20-hectare site. This infrastructure will display an annual production capacity reaching 50,000 tonnes. To accelerate this large-scale project, local administration has committed to simplifying all administrative procedures to meet a particularly tight construction schedule.

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The economic and social impact is expected to be very strong for the Oriental region, with over 600 direct jobs at stake. During discussions, local authorities firmly demanded "absolute priority be given to integrating young people from Nador province" in the recruitment process. Close coordination with vocational training centers will be established to qualify the workforce for the factory’s new technological trades, while guaranteeing regional small businesses an active role in this industrial momentum.