Our Story

The company was created in 1976 in partnership with the Péchiney group, successively absorbed by Alcan and then Rio Tinto, the world leader in the aluminium industry in the 2000s. Since then, Rio Tinto’s shares have been sold to various Moroccan investors and to the stock market.

With an experienced team, supervised by engineers and high level executives, Aluminium du Maroc has a unique expertise recognized in Morocco as well as at the international level.

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Aluminium du Maroc in figures

Creation of the company : 1976

A public limited company with a capital of 46 595 400 dhs

Company listed on the Casablanca Stock Market since 1998

Workforce : more than 500 employees

Export markets : Europe & Africa

History and Principal Events

1976 - Creation of Aluminium du Maroc

1976 : Constitution of the company with a capital of 0,1 MDH by the late Abdelaziz EL ALAMI

1977 : Start of the construction of the factory in the industrial zone Mghogha, Tangier

1979 : Increase of capital to 10,50 MDH

1979 : Inauguration of the factory and start of the activity

1980 : Increase of capital to 13,80 MDH

The 80s

1982 : Installation of the electrolytic colouring line

1985 : Start of exports of finished products to Europe

1986 : Installation of the first powder coating line

1987 : Death of the late M. Abdelaziz EL ALAMI, founder of Aluminium du Maroc

1987 : Nomination of M. Abdelouahed EL ALAMI, as Chairman of the Board

1988 : Acquisition of shares in the company STRUCTAL

1988 : Participation in the first edition of the International Building Exhibition of Casablanca

The 90s

1992 : Increase of the capital to 41,40 MDH

1993 : Acquisition of shares in the company AFRIC INDUSTRIES

1993 : Acquisition of shares in the company MANSART

1994 : Acquisition of shares in the company BELPROMO

1994 : Obtainment of the Qualicoat label

1995 : Obtainment of the Qualanod label

1998 : Increase of capital to 46,6 MDH

1998 : Introduction to the Casablanca stock market

The 2000s

2000 : Certification ISO 9002 version 1994

2000 : Obtainment of the QualiMarine label

2002 : Certification ISO 9001 version 2000

2003 : Opening of a new commercial direction and agency in Aïn Sebaâ in Casablanca

2003 : Extension of the factory (6 000m2) and installation of the second powder coating line

2003 : ISO certification 14001

2003 : ISO certification 45001

2003 : Launch of the NAFIDA ALUMINIUM joinery range

2004 : Opening of the commercial agency of Tangier

2004 : Acquisition of shares in NAFIDA ALUMINIUM

2004 : Opening of the commercial agency of Marrakech

2005 : Acquisition of shares in GEA HOLDING

2005 : Extension of the production site (14 000m2)

2005 : Installation of the vertical powder coating line

2006 : Obtainment of the Qualideco label

2009 : Establishment of a Datacenter and deployment of a new integrated ERP

2010 : Acquisition of shares in ALUCOIL Maroc

The 2010s

2011 : Use of chrome-free conversion for surface preparation

2012 : Opening of the commercial agency of Agadir

2012 : Acquisition of shares in the company INDUSTUBE

2013 : Opening of the commercial agency of Oujda

2013 : Launching of the recycling of water used for anodizing and surface treatment

2014 : Creation of the company ALM AFRICA

2015 : Launch of the VETIVER project for the recycling of wastewater

2015 : Implementation of the new logistics platform in Tangier

2015 : Creation of the company ALM Senegal

2016 : Plantation of a 100 trees in the Aluminium du Maroc Garden

2019 : Launch of the third extrusion line within the INDUSTUBE company