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Morocco expects more EV battery investments, minister says – ET Auto

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The Moroccan government is in talks to attract more electric battery manufacturers as it seeks to adapt its growing automotive sector to an increasing demand for electric vehicles, industry and trade minister Ryad Mezzour said. The automotive sector tops Morocco’s industrial exports at USD 14 billion in 2023, up 27%.

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BYD Partners With Auto Nejma To Bring Its EVs To Morocco

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Morocco’s EV scene is making some good progress. Morocco wants to be a leader in the automotive industry in Africa. The Moroccan automotive industry represented 27.6% Keeping up with key trends in the global automotive industry will ensure that such a key pillar of Morocco’s economy will continue to […].

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Renault Group and Managem Group sign agreement for sustainable supply of Moroccan cobalt

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After an engineering study, Managem Group plans to invest in the construction of a factory located within the Guemassa industrial complex, Morocco in order to transform cobalt ore into cobalt sulfate. The Group aims to reduce the carbon footprint of its batteries by 20% by 2025 and by 35% by 2030, compared to 2020.

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Elcora delivers first 500-tonne 37%+ manganese order

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Elcora Advanced Materials has successfully delivered its first order for 500 metric tons of 37% + high-quality manganese from Morocco. In March, Elcora began operations on the 16 km² manganese mining concession in Morocco for which it had acquired exclusive rights earlier. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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German minister Wissing starts international e-fuels dialogue

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Legal and planning certainty are necessary prerequisites for industry and investors. Among others, the Czech Republic, Morocco and Japan were represented. Our goal is to agree on uniform standards and a legal framework, to reduce the currently high costs and to increase production capacities.

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Elcora engages Lab 4 to design and build its Vanadium Pilot Plant

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Elcora Advanced Materials ( earlier post ) has engaged Lab 4 to begin the test work and process design for its Ermazon Vanadium Project in Morocco with the goal of production of vanadium pentoxide. This work will progress in three stages: Initial characterization to prove the physical processing of the vanadinite source materials.

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Nissan to test African demand for its e-Power hybrid vehicle – ET Auto

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“We launched it in Morocco with the Qashqai (last year) and in Egypt in February with the X-Trail and we’re going to go to Tunisia after that with the Qashqai,” Eldesouky said on the sidelines of Nissan’s Navara Africa expedition launch.

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