A fire broke out on Saturday, May 30, in an industrial unit specializing in the manufacture of automotive electrical components located in the free zone of Tanger (TFZ). The civil protection elements managed to bring the flames under control.
The second increase in the SMIG (minimum wage), scheduled for July 1, is worrying companies, especially SMEs. With the Covid-19 crisis, it will be difficult for SMEs to implement it.
China could lose its leadership status in manufacturing and supply, for having been the starting point of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Oxford Business Group, some companies are looking for alternative production bases, and Morocco seems to meet all the conditions.
Despite the lifting of the ban on exporting fabric masks, textile manufacturers who have switched to making protective masks are far from satisfied.
Post-covid Morocco can become an industrial hub that constitutes a "Plan B" to China for Europe and America, according to the president of the Moroccan Institute of Strategic Intelligence (IMIS), Abdelmalek Alaoui.
Activities in the two Renault-Morocco factories, in Casablanca and Tangier, have resumed since April 27.
Protective masks made in Morocco are arousing the curiosity of foreign media, especially since Morocco is going all out to export this product in high demand on the world market due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The textile industry is "on the assembly line" to produce enough masks for the international market.
The resumption of industrial activity has its drawbacks. A major coronavirus outbreak has been identified in Casablanca, within three neighboring companies, located in the heart of the Sidi Bernoussi industrial zone.
With a daily production of seven million masks, Morocco not only manages to meet the demand of its population, but is also moving towards exports.
Times are tough for the leather sector in Morocco due to the Covid-19 health crisis. Activities are running at a slow pace or even at a standstill.
The Moroccan company "Mustang Workwear", specialized in protective clothing, is now manufacturing reusable masks that can be used up to 15 times. A rather successful reconversion in this period where demand is constantly growing.
The Moroccan industry is running at full capacity and is allowing the kingdom to effectively cope with the health crisis.