In 2010, the cement industry in Morocco was operated by four companies supported by cement producers from France, Portugal, Switzerland and Italy.
In 2010, the cement sales from Lafarge Ciments, a French company, saw a major decrease due to bad weather conditions but the company coped up thanks to increase in Morocco’s construction activities.
Morocco excelled in its richness of mineral deposits and in 2010 the country was the third leading producer and a leading exporter of phosphate in the world. Almost 27% of the global demand for phosphate was met by Morocco and the country’s mineral industry played a significant role in boosting the national economy thanks to increase in production and export of phosphate.