Ten days after the fire that severely damaged its plant in Tangier, Purflux is preparing a new site almost twice as large. Its capacity could reach 180% of that of the former facility.
Drawn by Tangier’s competitiveness, global automotive suppliers are multiplying their investments there. Between electric battery factories and braking components, Morocco’s industrial platform is establishing itself as an essential hub for relocations.
The maritime transport company Baleària recorded a 30% growth in freight traffic in the first quarter of 2023 on its connection lines with Morocco. It thus transported a total of 570,000 linear meters of goods on the Almería-Nador, Algeciras-Tangier and the Motril-Tangier line, launched in November 2022. The most transported products are textiles, automotive and food (fresh vegetables).
The Indian giant Samvardhana Motherson Group (SMG) is setting up in Tanger Automotive City. Pending the construction of its second production site, SMG is working to obtain the administrative authorizations related to the environmental impact of such a project.
The draft decree amending the one establishing the free zone, Tanger automotive city , has been validated by the Council of Government. This paves the way for the extension of this free zone, whose area is about to triple.
Valeo has just inaugurated a new industrial site in Tanger Automotive City. With a total investment of 130 million Euros, through this significant investment, Valeo, which specializes in the manufacture of automotive parts and equipment, intends to fully play its part in the great industrial march of the Kingdom of Morocco .
A new investment in the automotive sector in Morocco with the announcement of the installation in the Tangier Automotive City (TAC) of the Japanese group Mitsui Kinzoku Act .
The north of Morocco continues to attract companies in the automotive sector with the inauguration on Tuesday of the new factory of the Indian group Varroc in Tanger Automotive City.
The American company TI Automotive has just announced an investment of 16 million euros in a new factory located in Tangier.