# Citic Dicastal starts construction of third plant in Kenitra, Morocco

Citic Dicastal began construction of a new industrial unit in Kenitra, Morocco, for an investment of 1.8 billion dirhams. The plant will produce aluminum chassis components with a capacity of 10 million units and create 766 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-02-16
- Where: Kenitra, Morocco, Morocco
- Value: $180.0M (1.80B MAD)
- Jobs: 766
- Starts operating: Aug 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 10 million units
- Products: aluminum chassis components
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [CITIC Dicastal](https://endata.com/companies/19653.md)

## Sources

- [yabiladi.com](https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/124322/citic-dicastal-dote-d-une-usine.html), 2022-02-16: "Avec ce nouveau projet de grande envergure, qui positionne le Maroc dans une industrie de haute technologie, se confirme une fois de plus la confiance des investisseurs en la qualité de notre plateforme industrielle."
- [english.news.cn](https://english.news.cn/africa/20220217/fbad9addfab64c918ad17863e55c0b13/c.html), 2022-02-17: "The Chinese auto parts manufacturer CITIC Dicastal on Wednesday kicked off the launching ceremony of its third plant in Morocco."
- [moroccoworldnews.com](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2022/02/49782/chinese-citic-dicastal-group-invests-192-million-in-3rd-factory-in-morocco-s-kenitra/), 2022-02-17: "The partnership that binds us to the Dicastal group is a real success"

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