Fez – Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, revealed in a live interview on February 27 an ambitious initiative that could lift the increasingly thriving Moroccan aerospace industry to new heights.
In an interview with the “Al-Sharq Bloomberg” channel, Mezzour announced that Morocco is committed to manufacturing the first entirely Moroccan-made aircraft within the next six years.
Mezzour described the aeronautical industry sector in Morocco as “fairly acceptable,” noting that the country occupies the 20th position worldwide in the aeronautics field.
He enthusiastically highlighted Morocco’s ability to produce aircraft parts, stressing the recent inauguration of a production site specializing in the manufacture of a highly sensitive engine part, a part which is manufactured in only five countries in the world.
Morocco, he said, has solid expertise in the aeronautics sector and has presented the manufacturing of a complete aircraft as a future objective.
“This set bar could be reached before the year 2030, thus marking a significant stage in the industrial history of the country,” Mezzour stressed.
As the aerospace industry is more complex than the automobile sector, the minister argued, “achieving this objective would position Morocco as a key player in the industrial field, capable of producing a varied range of complex products.”
He highlighted “Morocco’s commitment to strengthening its international partnerships as part of its win-win approach,” recalling the partnerships established with emerging and developing countries in Africa, emphasizing the Kingdom’s confidence in the capacities of the African continent.
Mezzour outlined Morocco’s overall industrial vision, which he said encompasses areas such as food and health security, energy sovereignty and the transition to renewable energies in the wake of the COVID crisis.
He went on to speak of the significance of free trade agreements for Morocco’s industrial vision, arguing that the country is one of the champions of regional integration and intra-African solidarity on the economic front.
“Morocco aims to increase intra-African trade, from 15% to 26% in the future, thanks to a clear cooperation strategy between coastal and Mediterranean countries” he declared.
The minister’s upbeat comments come as Morocco is in the process of building an integrated production chain, particularly in the field of batteries, to ensure a prosperous industrial future.
Morocco has a bold goal for its industrial future, aiming to establish a regional aerospace powerhouse while pursuing sustainable economic growth.
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