1946 |
Creation the Penaroya Zellidja Smelter |
1970 |
Closure of the smelter following depletion of the Boubker and
Touissit sites, with disposal of equipment |
1973 |
of SFPZ following discovery of a new deposit at Touissit |
| 1975 |
Start-up of new operations with a capacity of 40,000 tpa concentrates |
| 1980 |
Increase of capacity to 60,000 tpa by construction of a new furnace |
| 1989 |
Gradual increase of capacity to 100,000 tpa |
| 1995 |
Announcement of probable depletion of the Touissit site by 2002 |
| 1998 |
Building of a clean-up system for an amount of 80 million Dirhams
|
| 2001 |
Extension of capacity to 160,000 tpa for consumption of imported
sulphide concentrates for an amount of 120 million Dirhams |
| 2004 |
Financial and social restructuring |
| 2005 |
First year of profits (30 million Dirhams) after restructuring |
| 2006 |
Net profits (38 million Dirhams) |
| 2007 |
Net profits (101 million Dirhams) |
| 2008 |
Certification ISO 9001 Verion 2000 |