Trump’s Victory Casts Cloud on COP22

Fears that the US may scale back on the Paris Agreement are dominating the climate summit COP22 on the third day of the event in Marrakech, after Trump won presidential elections. Trump’s victory is no good news for the climate advocates attending COP22 (November 7-18), a summit meant to ponder on the means to ensure […]

International Fertilizer Association awards Morocco’s OCP its 2019 Gold Medal

Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers company OCP was awarded for the second year in a row the International Fertilizer Association’s 2019 Industry Stewardship Gold Medal in recognition for the Group’s commitment to safety and sustainable development. “The OCP Group has implemented substantial efforts and resources to respect the best safety standards, based on anticipation, risk prevention […]

Morocco Launches National Desalination Industry with Target to Double Local Content to 70% by 2030

Morocco has formalized a landmark framework agreement to build a nationally integrated seawater desalination industry, a move that combines the country’s water security imperative with an explicit industrial sovereignty objective. The accord, signed with the sector’s principal actors and reported by L’Économiste on Tuesday, sets an objective of raising the local integration rate in desalination […]