Industry and environment

The industrial sector in Morocco can be subdivided into five main subsectors: (i) food processing industry, (ii) textile and leather industry, (iii) chemical and parachemical industry, (iv) engineering and metallurgic industry and (v) electrical and electronics industry. According to 2011 statistical data, of the total number of enterprises, nearly one third were in the chemical and parachemical branch, just over one quarter in the food processing branch, around one fifth in each of the textile and leather and engineering and metallurgic branches, and only three per cent in the electrical and electronics branch.

Related Subject(s): Environment and Climate Change

Countries: Morocco