Current Business Issues in African Countries
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Phosphates
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Morocco
OCP Group
OCP Group (formerly Office Chérifien des Phosphates) is Morocco’s largest and most globally influential phosphate and fertilizer company. Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Casablanca, it is a state-owned phosphate rock miner and fertilizer manufacturer. OCP oversees an integrated value chain from mining phosphate rock to producing phosphoric acid and finished fertilizer products, and it accounts for a significant share of global phosphate production and exports.
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Phosboucraa
Phosboucraa is a Moroccan phosphate company and subsidiary of OCP Group focused on mining and processing phosphate rock from the Boucraa mine in the country’s southern region. In addition to rock extraction, the company is expanding into processing phosphate for fertilizer applications. It also plays an important role as a regional employer and contributes to local development.
Togo
Société Nouvelle des Phosphates du Togo (SNPT)
SNPT is the state-owned national phosphate mining company of Togo and the country’s primary phosphate producer. It is responsible for the extraction, processing, and commercialization of phosphate rock in Togo, operating mining sites such as Hahotoé and processing facilities in Kpémé. SNPT plays a central role in Togo’s mining sector and contributes significantly to exports of phosphate—a key natural resource for the agricultural fertilizer industry.
Tunisia
Compagnie des Phosphates de Gafsa (CPG)
Compagnie des Phosphates de Gafsa (CPG) is Tunisia’s main phosphate mining company, historically one of the world’s largest phosphate producers. Based in the Gafsa Basin in southern Tunisia, CPG oversees the extraction, beneficiation, and marketing of phosphate rock, operating extensive open-pit mines and washing facilities. It plays a central role in the country’s phosphate sector and supplies both domestic processing plants and export markets.