Int‘l aerospace players expand in Morocco: Aerospace industry players, France’s Duqueine and Germany’s Masterflex — both of which are Boeing partners — have broken ground on two projects based in Morocco’s Midparc International Freezone, according to a statement.

What’s in the cards? Duqueine Composites is setting up an industrial facility — its first investment in Morocco — specializing in composite materials used in aerospace manufacturing. The company will plug MAD 36 mn into the project throughout 2026–2030. Meanwhile, Masterflex is establishing a 4k sqm production plant that will make molded parts, bellows, and hose systems used in aerospace production, with an investment ticket of around EUR 3 mn, according to a press release published earlier this year.

Meet the players: Duqueine Group’s aeronautics operations supply aircraft parts used by Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, and Comac, according to its website. Masterflex produces high-performance hoses, flexible connections, and jointing solutions used in aviation, according to its website.

About Morocco’s Midparc: Midparc International Freezone — located in Nouaceur Province in the Casablanca region — aims to serve as Morocco’s hub for aerospace manufacturing, providing incentives for different global players. Tenants cover a wide range of areas in the aeronautics supply chain, such as engineering, wiring, maintenance, repair, and overhaul. The zone’s aviation cluster inked agreements with Canada-based aerospace parts subcontractor Shimco and Swedish polymer tech solutions firm Trelleborg last year.

There’s more from Morocco: The Moroccan government inked three MoUs with aerospace companies on the sidelines of the 8th Aerospace Forum in Casablanca, according to a statement. Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour signed agreements with the following players:

  • REDSTART Aero will expand its current facility to add a unit that manufactures high-precision mechanical parts for global customers;
  • Collins Aerospace subsidiary Ratier-Figeac Maroc will establish a new cockpit and cabin assembly line at its facility in Nouaceur;
  • Aerospace component manufacturer Nicomatic Maroc to set up a facility that makes illuminated cockpit facades.
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