Morocco’s Aviation Sector boosted by two New Aeronautics Plants
The aviation sector in Morocco, where 140 companies are already operating, has been boosted by two new aeronautics plants that were inaugurated Tuesday in Casablanca.
One of the production plants is a new addition to the Moroccan study and manufacture of aeronautical tools (EFOA) – group “We are”, at Casablanca’s Aeropole. The second plant belongs to Tacaero Morocco (group Tecalemit Aerospace), located in the Midparc Casablanca Free Zone.
The EFOA production site, which required an investment of MAD 50 million, will manufacture basic boiler parts and aeronautical subassemblies, creating 55 direct jobs.
The creation of this site, strengthening the production capacity of the Moroccan aviation industry, follows the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between the National Airport Authority (ONDA) and EFOA. The signature took place at the “Marrakech Air Show”, on October 24, 2018.
Tacaero Morocco is specialized in manufacturing pipe fittings and making cable ramps. Through this new site, Tecalemit Aerospace aims to better support its customers and to conquer new markets, thanks to the proximity created with players such as Boeing and Bombardier.
In Morocco, Tacaero posted a turnover of MAD 12.84 million in 2019 and invests MAD 14 Million in machinery.
Moroccan Minister of Industry Moulay Hafid Elalamy who was present at the inauguration of the two aircraft-part production plants said “these two plants are very specific and sophisticated in the fields of precision parts manufacturing in the aerospace, surface treatment, and paint industries, which are highly sought-after sectors around the world.”
The Minister noted that the aeronautical sector is developing, pointing out that the sector provided 17,000 new jobs since the launch of the Industrial Acceleration Plan in 2014.
The Moroccan aviation industry with its 140 companies posted a turnover of MAD 17 billion, with an integration rate of 34%, and a growth rate of more than 20% per year.
