Keywords: Jorf Lasfar


Moroccan phosphate industry faces cadmium challenge while strengthening its position in Europe

Morocco’s phosphate industry is facing growing pressure to reduce cadmium levels in fertilizers exported to European markets, as regulators and consumers pay increasing attention to the metal’s potential health and environmental risks. Natural phosphate can contain cadmium, which may enter......

Moroccan ports strengthen the country's position in global trade and logistics

Morocco continues to strengthen its position as a major logistics and maritime trade hub, with its ports playing an increasingly important role in supporting economic growth, attracting investment, and connecting the country to global markets. Ongoing infrastructure development and modernization projects......

Falcon advances Morocco battery ambitions with new pilot facility

Morocco has taken another step toward positioning itself as a global hub for battery materials with the launch of Falcon Energy Materials' pilot facility for coated, purified and spheroidized graphite (CSPG) in Jorf Lasfar. The Canadian company has officially moved from project planning to industrial......

Falcon Energy Materials restructures ownership after Sama Resources exit

Falcon Energy Materials, the company specializing in graphite anode production for batteries, has made a strategic restructuring of its ownership following the complete withdrawal of Sama Resources, one of its key historical investors. This transition, occurring alongside a recent capital raise, reflects......

Morocco advances green ammonia to secure fertilizer production

Morocco holds three-quarters of global phosphate reserves and ranks as the top exporter of phosphate-based fertilizers. Yet its ammonia production, essential for combining with phosphate to make fertilizers, relies entirely on imported natural gas. Disruptions, including the Ukraine war, have spiked......

Sonasid plans major expansion at Jorf Lasfar with annual production of 7,000 tons of non-ferrous metals

Sonasid is preparing a strategic industrial leap with the establishment of a copper and aluminium processing unit at Jorf Lasfar, a move aimed at strengthening its position in Morocco’s non-ferrous metals sector. The new unit will be located in the MedZ industrial zone and is already progressing......

Three major ports handle over 88% of Morocco’s National maritime traffic

Morocco’s port activity recorded significant momentum in 2024, with national maritime traffic reaching 241.2 million tonnes, a 15.2% increase compared to the previous year, according to data from the Directorate of Ports and Maritime Public Domain. The surge underscores the growing weight of the......

Morocco strengthens industrial sovereignty with $110 million investment in fluorine production

INNOVX has secured $110 million in financing from Bank of Africa to support the development of its subsidiary, Fluoralpha, which is spearheading a groundbreaking project in Jorf Lasfar, Morocco. This initiative focuses on recovering fluorine from Moroccan phosphate rocks, reinforcing Morocco’s......

Morocco’s Fluoralpha secures MAD 1 billion financing to power a new fluorine era

Casablanca is set to play host to one of the most ambitious industrial transformations in Morocco’s recent history. On September 21, 2025, INNOVX announced that its subsidiary Fluoralpha has secured over one billion dirhams (USD 110 million) in strategic financing from Bank of Africa, paving the......