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FLSmidth Wins Operations Contract in Morocco
May. 15, 2017 08:52AM PST
Phosphate InvestingFLSmidth has won a five-year contract from OCP (formerly known as Office Chérifien des Phosphates) to operate port equipment for handling phosphate, fertilizers, and sulphur. The port is located in Jorf Lasfar, El Jadida, 100 km south of Casablanca, Morocco. The contract marks FLSmidth’s first Operation & Maintenance contract in Morocco. FLSmidth was awarded this …
FLSmidth has won a five-year contract from OCP (formerly known as Office Chérifien des Phosphates) to operate port equipment for handling phosphate, fertilizers, and sulphur. The port is located in Jorf Lasfar, El Jadida, 100 km south of Casablanca, Morocco. The contract marks FLSmidth’s first Operation & Maintenance contract in Morocco.
FLSmidth was awarded this contract as part of OCP’s ‘ecosystem’ initiative to benefit the local economy by bringing external know-how and hiring local workforce. FLSmidth was selected as partner due to their extensive know-how and commitment to source locally.
FLSmidth Operation & Maintenance senior VP Claus Christian Torbøl said:
“We are extremely proud to be awarded this contract. It marks the culmination of a long-standing partnership between OCP and FLSmidth and is an important step in materials handling equipment operations in Morocco. We will deliver productivity enhancement to OCP by operating and maintaining the equipment we have supplied ourselves.”