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MP Industry Group, a subsidiary of the MEN Industry Group, specializing in the manufacturing of plastic components for the automotive industry in Romania, inaugurated its first factory on Friday at the Tanger Med industrial platform.
The inauguration ceremony, chaired by the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ryad Mezzour, took place in the presence of the general director of Tanger Med Zones (TMZ), Ahmed Bennis, the CEO of Metaplast and MP Industry Group. , Jean Drugescu, the general director of MP Industry Group Maroc, Dan Iacoban, the general director of Renault Group Maroc, Mohamed Bachiri, and several other Moroccan officials and actors in the economic ecosystem of the Northern region.
Located in Tangier Automotive City (TAC), over an area of 35,000 m2, this project involves the creation of a factory specializing in the manufacturing of plastic parts, using the technology of injecting granules into steel molds, for an investment amount of more than 437.62 million dirhams, with the creation of 150 direct jobs.
Speaking on this occasion, Mr. Mezzour welcomed this inauguration which is of a strategic nature for the development of the national automobile industry, stressing that “this project, developed within the framework of the Renault ecosystem, demonstrates a once again the attractiveness of our industrial platform.
“The arrival of the MP Industry group in Morocco will actively participate in the deployment of the vision outlined for the sector: that of expanding local value chains and densifying our productive fabric,” noted the minister, affirming that “this factory, which is equipped with cutting-edge technologies, will help consolidate our competitive position by promoting the local production of automobile parts.”
“We reiterate our unwavering support for MP Industry Group, in order to further strengthen its presence in Morocco,” he insisted.
“We are particularly delighted with this partnership with MP Industry and Romanian investors,” noted, for his part, Mr. Bennis, adding: “our ambition is to contribute to strengthening their international competitiveness, while continuing to promote the industrial integration of the Moroccan automotive sector”.
For his part, Mr. Drugescu affirmed that “with the growth of the automobile industry and the potential of African markets, MP Industry Group is at the dawn of a promising future, particularly in Morocco,” adding that thanks to support from the Moroccan authorities “we are convinced of being able to strengthen our integration into the Moroccan automobile industry and proudly carry our slogan ‘We are Moroccans'”.
As for Mr. Bachiri, he said he was proud to attend this important inauguration in the ecosystem of the automotive industry in Morocco, specifying “we supported MP Industry Group in its establishment in the Kingdom and we will continue to work together to achieve the objectives set to strengthen our local integration and further promote the competitiveness of the Moroccan industrial platform on an international scale. In line with its vision and the major importance of sustainability in the sector, the group has ensured that its factory is equipped with photovoltaic panel systems but also with several lines for crushing and recycling plastic waste.
