French firm Lafrage to invest in expansion of Moroccan cement plants
2006-06-21
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The Moroccan government and French firm Lafrage Ciments signed a 2 billion-dirham agreement on Tuesday (20 June) to expand and revamp the Tetuan and Tangier cement plants to boost their production capacity to meet the country's increasing domestic demand. Lafrage will expand the Tetuan plant to double output to 2 million tonnes annually, in addition to the installation of new storage space and packing facilities. The Tangier plant will be modernised into a cement grinding unit, which is projected to produce 1 million tonnes of cement per year. Morocco’s cement industry generates around $800m annually, according to official figures.
In 2005, Morocco inked three conventions providing for $644m in investments in the cement sector. The deals aimed to boost production to meet demand for infrastructure and housing and to prevent the country from becoming a cement importer by 2007. (Le Matin, Le Economiste, Aujourd'hui Maroc, MAP)
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mahamat tanzock Posted 2006-09-25
Best wishes. Actually, I would like the e-mail address and contact details of one of the cement companies in France for investment or import/export commercialisation.
جلال Posted 2008-04-19
I want the websites of cement companies in Morocco and Algeria to write them about import and some cement services.
nebar meftah Posted 2009-02-01
I am a security agent in a cement plant in Algeria exactly in the cement plant in Hamam Delaa, El Mssila Algeria. My only hope is to improve the salary of security agents because the present company doesn’t give the right to the agents because the salary of the security agent doesn’t exceed 15000 Algerian Dinar. I hope that Lafarge company gives more interest to security agents who care for the protection of the plant.
ديدو Posted 2009-03-12
To the director of Lafarge. Abuse and bureaucracy are freely practised in the cement factory in Hammam Delaa in addition to discrimination which differentiate between workers of the company ACC and workers of the contractors who entered into an agreement with the company. You find both workers doing the same work. However, the difference is that the first works for the company while the second works for the contractor. But they don’t get the same wage. Moreover, almost all rights of the second are violated by officials of the company. We hope that you will consider our issue as soon as possible.
علاوة Posted 2009-05-02
I have been working in the cement plant Hamam Dalaa for a year (with the entrepreneur Harizi). I work as second welder. With all the hazards we face and hard work, but our rights are lost. We were expecting impatiently Lafarge company to enter hoping that it will consider our miserable condition. I hope you will adjust our conditions. We bear great hopes in you.
menavr Posted 2009-05-29
Peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you. I am a young man from Hammad Delaa, province of Mssila. I have been a cleaning worker for five years. However, the daily wage and bonuses have not changed because we workers of the factory are marginalised and prejudiced. It is us who clean and work hard. The entrepreneur takes profits without moving from his place. The daily wage of the ordinary worker is 450 Algerian dinars and the monthly wage is 11000 dinars. Moreover, all the fees including food and transport which are the simplest things are covered by this salary. So how can we raise our children with this salary and we are in 2009, the era of progress, development, the era of Mrs Lafarge. We have accepted investment, no, no... We hope that everyone who has influence or authority to help us. May God reward him. Thank you.
Shambhudayal Posted 2009-09-04
I am working in a cement plant of Saudi Arabia, looking job in Moroco
456 Posted 22 days ago
Cement factory 2 in the city of Tetouan is one of the symbols of exploitation of workers – Sontriti- outside work. They are exploited to do works of workers in Lafarge cement company.
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