OCP Awards £25 Mln Contract to Scottish Weir for Sustainable Solutions in Greenfield Phosphate Projects

Morocco’s OCP group has selected Scottish mining technology Company Weir to provide energy efficient, sustainable solutions to the next phase of OCP’s Benguerir and Louta greenfield phosphate projects.

Under a £25 million contract, Weir pledges to support the continued construction of the Louta project and the trebling of production from the Benguerir project, where Weir has previously provided similar separation and desliming solutions also based on our market leading WARMAN slurry pump and CAVEX hydrocyclone technology.

The Benguerir expansion will start up following the initial phase of the project which has scheduled first production in 2024, with an estimated total mine life of more than 100 years.

“We are pleased to have secured this major contract. It represents a strong endorsement of our WARMAN and CAVEX ranges that provide energy efficient separation at scale to support our customer’s productivity and sustainability goals”, said Jon Stanton, CEO of Weir.

The Scottish group employs 12,000 people in fifty countries around the world. In 2023, Weir reported £2.6 billion revenues. In first half 2024, OCP, the world leader in plant nutrition solutions and phosphate-based fertilizers, posted $4.32 billion in revenues, up from $3.70 billion reported during the same period in 2023.

OCP has exclusive access to the world’s largest phosphate rock reserve base. It is one of the lowest cost producers of phosphate rock in the industry and has become a leading player in production and trade volumes across the phosphate value chain.

OCP employs approximately 20,000 people and contributes to regional development through its mining and fertilizer operations, and through its sustainability program.