Morocco Industrial Hub Attracts Global Automotive Factories

The northern ecosystem is resolutely oriented toward cutting-edge technologies. Chinese giant Shanshan, which holds more than one-fifth of the global market for synthetic graphite anodes, has partnered with Canadian Falcon Energy Materials to structure the electric battery sector. Meanwhile, Zhejiang Asia-Pacific Mechanical & Electronic (APG) is finalizing the opening of its first factory outside China by the end of 2026. Valued at 70 million dollars, this facility in Mohammed VI Tangier Tech will manufacture electronic chassis commands and braking systems.

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This industrial appeal sometimes directly penalizes the European continent. Hampered by heavy environmental procedures in Galicia, industrialist Century Tire ultimately canceled its Spanish project to establish its factory in Tangier Automotive City. This change of direction, valued at over 3.6 billion dirhams, confirms the region’s competitiveness. Moroccan exporters must nevertheless anticipate the imminent introduction of the European carbon tax, which could impact goods from third countries.

These waves of Asian establishments respond to a precise geopolitical logic. As Les Inspirations Eco points out, this dynamic is part of "the wake of the Chinese New Silk Roads initiative" to strategically draw closer to Europe. With this in mind, Shandong Daye is injecting one billion dirhams to produce 100,000 tons annually of steel wire for tires. For its part, AEW Automotive Systems is spending 27 million dirhams to build an accessory parts unit in the Tangier Free Zone.

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While Asian capital is flowing in massively, Western groups are also strengthening their positions. Several major players are expanding their production chains there, like German companies ZF and Mubea, respectively specialized in advanced mobility and carbon fiber. American air conditioning expert Gentherm and Romanian MP Industry, a plastic injection specialist, are also participating in this effervescence. This diversity of investors definitively consolidates automobiles as the main growth driver of northern free zones.