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• Lockheed Martin Explores Moroccan Arms Production Facility
  11 April, by Sylvanus

  The American defense technology giant Lockheed Martin is accelerating its expansion in Morocco. It plans to build a production unit there.
  Last week, a high-level delegation from Lockheed Martin led by retired Brigadier General Joseph Rank, Executive Director for Africa and Saudi Arabia, was in Morocco to discuss partnerships in the field of supply chains. The delegation also met with Moroccan officials and visited industrial companies in Casablanca such as TDM Maroc, Sabca Maroc, Exellia (…)

• Morocco Unveils Strategy for Military Industrial Zones to Boost Defense Sector
  16 November 2023, by Sylvanus

  Morocco is working to set up a robust defense industry. It unveils its strategy focused on the creation of industrial zones.
  Morocco, which is working to materialize its ambition to develop a robust defense industry, is in the process of developing a vision focused on the creation of industrial zones specialized in the military industries. This emerges from the presentation by the Delegate Minister in charge of Administration, National Defense, Islamic Affairs and Moroccans Residing (…)

• Morocco Launches Probe into Unsafe Chinese Phone Charger Imports
  21 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Ministry of Industry and the Customs Department are jointly conducting investigations into import authorizations for poor quality mobile phone chargers, especially those from China.
  The fight against defective mobile phone chargers has been triggered. To this end, a joint commission composed of the Ministry of Industry and the Customs Department has begun investigations into import authorizations for GSM chargers declared over the past two years, reports the daily Assabah. In its (…)

• Chinese Auto Parts Giant Citic Dicastal Expands in Morocco with Third Factory
  17 February 2022, by Armel
• Morocco Aims to Boost Domestic Medical Device Manufacturing, Reduce Imports
  1 January 2022, by Sylvanus

  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.
  Promote "made in Morocco" in the field of local manufacture of medical devices which is 90% dependent on imports. This is the full scope of the agreement on the development of industrialization and local sourcing of medical devices and health products signed between the Ministries of Industry and Trade and Health (…)

• Morocco Unveils First Domestically-Produced Military Drone, Atlas Istar
  12 October 2024, by Sylvanus

  Atlas Istar, the first Moroccan military drone made in Morocco, successfully completed its first flight.
  The Moroccan company Aerodrive Engineering Services (AES) is pleased with the success of the first flight of its military drone, Atlas Istar. "This milestone marks an important step in our journey to develop a state-of-the-art unmanned aerial system designed for military surveillance and intelligence gathering operations," it said in a LinkedIn post. AES added: "After months of (…)

• Casablanca Cracks Down on Illegal Factories Threatening Public Health and Environment
  8 July 2024, by Sylvanus

  If there is one subject that concerns Mohamed M’hidia, the wali of the Casablanca-Settat region, it is the proliferation of industrial units built on agricultural land, particularly near the provincial roads of Médiouna towards the commune of "Moualine El Oued" and on the road connecting El Gara to Sidi Hajjaj Oued Hassar, Tit Mellil and other areas.
  Starting from the observation that certain industrial factories are carrying out activities that pose risks to the health of citizens and (…)

• Moroccan Managem Partners with China’s Wanbao for $250 Million Gold Project in Sudan
  4 February 2021, by Jérôme

  Managem, which has been developing its activities for about ten years and operating the Gabgaba mine, has just concluded this new partnership with the Wanbao Mining group, in order to work on a major mining project in Sudan, in parallel with its strategy aimed at developing its investments on a pan-African scale and strengthening its presence in this country.
  The new project aims to produce nearly 5 tons of gold per year in the medium term, for a total investment of around $250 million and (…)

• Morocco’s Industrial Sector Creates Over 400,000 Jobs in 4 Years, Automotive Leads Growth
  9 April 2019, by Said

  The Moroccan industry has created just over 405,000 jobs between 2014 and 2018, according to the Ministry of Industry in a press release detailing the first results of the Industrial Acceleration Plan (PAI).
  These figures represent 81% of the set objectives, the ministry is pleased to say, with 49% of the jobs being held by women and 21% of the creations having been made thanks to companies set up following the launch of this plan.
  In detail, it is the automotive sector that has created (…)

• Morocco Invests 110 Million Dirhams in New Leather Industry Zone Near Casablanca
  18 April 2019, by Kamal

  The leather industry in Morocco will be equipped with a new industrial zone, in the Casablanca-Settat region, worth 110 million dirhams.
  Spread over an area of 10 hectares, the project, named "Ahl Loghlam", and whose overall budget is estimated at 110 million dirhams, will require 18 months of development work, and will start in the second half of 2019.
  The result of an agreement signed on April 15 between the Wilaya of the Casablanca-Settat region, the Casablanca-Settat region, the (…)