# Safari Group and Knauf Group to build plasterboard plant in Sidi-Tiji, Morocco

Safari Group and Knauf Group, through their Moroccan joint venture CMPE, will build a new plasterboard production facility in Sidi-Tiji, Safi province. The plant is expected to create around 100 direct jobs and more than 500 indirect jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-01-29
- Where: Sidi-Tiji, province of Safi, Morocco
- Jobs: 100
- Status: announced
- Products: plasterboard
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [CMPE](https://endata.com/companies/75308.md)
- [Knauf](https://endata.com/companies/21151.md) (investor)
- [Knauf](https://endata.com/companies/21151.md) (partner)
- [Safari Group](https://endata.com/companies/75307.md) (investor)
- [Safari Group](https://endata.com/companies/75307.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [morocco24.info](https://morocco24.info/2024/01/29/safari-group-and-knauf-group-announce-an-investment-in-a-new-plasterboard-manufacturing-plant-via-cmpe/), 2024-01-29: "Our investment decision in a new plasterboard plant shows our trust in the growth of the Moroccan market and will strengthen the leading position of CMPE."
- [en.hespress.com](https://en.hespress.com/79081-safari-group-and-knauf-group-announce-an-investment-in-a-new-plasterboard-manufacturing-plant-via-cmpe.html), 2024-02-01: "Our investment decision in a new plasterboard plant shows our trust in the growth of the Moroccan market and will strengthen the leading position of CMPE."

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