Fes-Meknes Elevates Leather Industry with New Investment Roadmap

The Fes-Meknes region is reaffirming its industrial ambitions by placing the leather industry at the heart of its regional strategy. The Regional Council, in collaboration with the Moroccan Federation of Leather Industries, has unveiled the main points of a new roadmap aimed at transforming this historic sector into an engine of investment and employment. The flagship project of the integrated industrial zone in Ain Cheggag exemplifies this dynamic.

The Fes-Meknes Regional Council, in partnership with the Moroccan Federation of Leather Industries, organised a strategic meeting on Friday, November 21st, 2025, on the theme: “Leather, historical wealth of Morocco, engine of industrial investment and lever of employment – ​​The Ain Cheggag industrial zone project as a model for the development of the national company.”

The meeting in Fes-Meknes is part of a series of sectoral consultations launched by the region to structure a high-performing industrial ecosystem. The objective is to make the leather industry a pillar of regional economic development.

Ain Cheggag Industrial Zone of Fes-Meknes Anchors Regional Push for Jobs and Competitiveness

Leading the way, the Ain Cheggag Integrated Industrial Zone Project (PIAC), accompanied by industrial initiatives in Ras El Ma, Meknes, Ain Bida, and six other provinces, represents a major turning point for the competitiveness of the Fes-Meknes territory.

The director of the Regional Investment Center (CRI), Mohamed Sabri, highlighted the remarkable growth of investments in the Fes-Meknes region, with 16.7 billion dirhams validated by the end of September 2025, up 91% compared to 2024, generating more than 16,400 jobs.

This dynamic is based on a strategy structured around six pillars: industrial land development, support for SMEs, administrative simplification, value chain competitiveness, innovation and export, as well as facilitated access to international markets, notably through the upcoming opening of the Nador West Med port. The event also served as a meeting point to finalize a sectoral roadmap dedicated to the leather industry.

Among the priorities in Fes-Meknes: attracting investment, accelerating the integration of businesses into modern supply chains, and, above all, increasing job opportunities through targeted incentives. In Aïn Cheggag, 103 industrial plots have already been marketed, 34 of which have been finalized with definitive contracts. In closing, local stakeholders were encouraged to take advantage of the new support program for very small and small businesses (VSEs/SMEs), available on the Regional Investment Center’s (CRI) digital platform, with grants of up to 30% of the investment value.

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