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Is Morocco’s OCP mulling a new plant in Niger?

A delegation of Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP met officials in Niamey where they discussed possibilities for a fertilizers plant in the Sub-Saharan country, Niger’s state news agency reported. The meeting was part of Niger’s endeavors to seek partnerships to develop its agricultural sector, especially at a delicate international context marked by the disruption […]

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OCP signs $100 mln financing deal with IFC

Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP obtained a loan of 100 million dollars from the International Financial Corporation (IFC) to develop its African value chain. The loan will help OCP Africa to expand its logistics networks and increase the availability of fertilizers, adapted to local soils and crops, in Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, […]

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Morocco’s OCP seals R§D joint venture with China’s Hubei Forbon Technology

Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP and China’s Hubei Forbon Technology signed a research and development Joint Venture to develop a new generation of fertilizers and smart agriculture. Hubei Forbon Technology Co.,Ltd. (Forbon) is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and sale of fertilizer additives and an innovative company in digital agriculture. The JV will […]

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Morocco’s OCP group wins high marks for its performance & sustainability

Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizer producer, OCP, has been awarded the Top Performers distinction by rating agency Vigeo Eiris. This award is an international recognition of the Group’s leadership in sustainable development. Vigeo Eiris ranked OCP 3rd in the world in sustainability performance among 206 companies in the Mining & Metals sector; and 1st in the […]

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Morocco’s OCP challenges US Trade Department’s preliminary countervailing duties decision

Morocco’s fertilizer giant, OCP Group, has rejected the US Trade Department’s decision to impose 23.64 per cent of preliminary countervailing duties on fertilizer products exports to the US after Florida-based Mosaic Company attacked the Moroccan company, Le360.ma reports. OCP Group and Mosaic have been locked up in a trade dispute since July after the US […]

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OCP to challenge Mosaic petition on anti-competitive practices

Morocco’s phosphates producer OCP group said it will challenge a petition filed by its competitor Mosaic aiming to impose anti-subsidy duties on OCP’s fertilizers exports. OCP has said in a statement that since receiving this petition, it has cooperated with the American authorities, who are evaluating whether the petition warrants investigation, and will challenge the […]

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OCP- UM6P: Impulse Program Showcased to Ghana’s Agro-entrepreneurs

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) organized lately in Accra, an information session about Impulse, a startup acceleration program, sponsored by OCP Group and its subsidiary OCP Africa.   The program supports startups working in the fields of Agritech, biotechnologies, nanotechnologies and mining technologies. It has been designed in collation with MassChallenge, a global startup acceleration […]