$870M Tan-Tan Factory Positions Morocco in the Future Silicon Industry

$870M Tan-Tan Factory Positions Morocco in the Future Silicon Industry

In the context of the United States' efforts to reduce its reliance on China in vital supply chains for advanced technology, a Bloomberg report (December 8, 2025) revealed Washington's support for a strategic industrial project in Morocco aimed at producing high-purity polysilicon (polycrystalline silicon), used in the manufacture of electronic chips and solar panels. China controls more than 90% of global production and threatens to use it as leverage in trade disputes. The project involves Sondiale SA, a subsidiary of GreenPower Morocco, which plans to build a new $870 million factory in Tan-Tan (southern Morocco). The factory will have an annual production capacity of 30,000 tons of polysilicon, representing about 1% of current global production, and is expected to open in late 2029. The company received initial funding of $4.75 million from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to support the preparation, planning, and technical studies phases, with…