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India’s Samta Metals & Alloys invests $70 Mln in recycling plant in Morocco

India’s Samta Metals & Alloys, a subsidiary of the Indian Samta Group, is building an aluminum & copper recycling plant in the Atlantic Free Zone, located in the city of Kenitra, Morocco. An investment of $70 million will be injected in this eco-friendly factory to be built over a 36,600-sq-m area. It is expected to […]

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PSA Officially Inaugurates its Kenitra Plant

King Mohammed VI chaired, on Thursday in the integrated industrial platform “Atlantic Free Zone”, in the commune of Amer Saflia (province of Kenitra), the inauguration of the new French automaker PSA Peugeot plant worth €557 million. The group’s industrial project in Morocco is based on the creation of a complete automotive ecosystem.   Construction work […]

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Moroccan Car Industry Moves Up Gear, Cruising In Full Speed

Moroccan automotive industry is gaining momentum and growing at a rapid pace due to incentives and competitive factors attracting more and more investors and makers of car parts. These factors include Morocco’s proximity to European market, modern infrastructures, free trade zones, qualified cheap manpower, open economy and stability. French car manufacturer Peugeot-Citroën has just launched […]

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Suspense over, Peugeot to open a factory in Morocco

Suspense has been building over the past few weeks about whether the French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen would build a factory in Morocco or not. The suspense was finally dispelled on Friday. Morocco and the French firm have actually signed the accord under which PSA will build a factory in the North African country in […]