Egypt industry

Morocco Bans Plastic Bags in a Major Environment-Friendly Move

Morocco, which will host the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) next year, has adopted a major green move translating its attachment to the protection of the environment. Six years ago, the North African country banned black plastic bags. Now the Moroccan House of Representatives (Parliament) has […]

Libya: NOC to build oil refinery at Sharara field

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah launched Sunday the construction of South Oil Refinery, a new plant at Sharara, the country’s largest oil field. Dbeibah signed two decrees at the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in capital Tripoli, giving the country’s oil giant right to contract directly and to finance the implementation […]

Morocco’s phosphates sales up 81% by July

Morocco’s trade balance continues to benefit from higher prices of phosphates and derivatives with sales up 81% to 68.7 billion dirhams by July, the foreign exchange office said. Morocco, which has the world’s largest phosphates reserves, has positioned itself as a major fertilizer producer expanding its market share in the wake of the export restrictions […]