# SABCA inaugurates aerostructure assembly plant near Casablanca

Belgium's SABCA inaugurated a new aerostructure assembly plant in Nouaceur, Casablanca province, Morocco. The MAD 180 million ($16.81 million) factory covers 16,000 sqm and creates about 240 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-11-23
- Where: Nouaceur, Casablanca province, Morocco
- Value: $16.8M (180.0M MAD)
- Jobs: 240
- Starts operating: 23 Nov 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 16,000 sqm
- Products: aerostructures, metal and composite aero-structures
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [SABCA](https://endata.com/companies/27912.md)
- [Orizio](https://endata.com/companies/63269.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [moroccoworldnews.com](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2022/11/39167/belgiums-sabca-inaugurates-aeronautics-assembly-plant-near-casablanca/), 2022-11-24: "Our group is delighted to be able to develop the activities of its subsidiary SABCA, here in Casablanca, and those of its subsidiary Sabena Engineering."
- [en.bladi.net](https://en.bladi.net/belgian-aerospace-firm-sabca-opens-million-aircraft-factory-morocco,98051.html), 2022-11-25: "This installation marks a new era for the Moroccan aeronautical industry with the launch of a pioneering activity in our country, which consists of the design, manufacture and almost complete assembly of the structure of an aircraft."

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