Opinion
Soft power rivalry in the Maghreb
When a Moroccan chef calls couscous “as Moroccan as the Atlas Mountains,” an Algerian rival is quick to declare it
Italian engineering group MAIRE says its Tecnimont unit has clinched a $1.1 billion contract for the construction of a petrochemical plant in Algeria's Skikda industrial zone, according to Reuters. The facility, commissioned by Sonatrach, Algeria’s state-owned oil and gas company, will produce linear alkyl benzene (LAB), a crucial ingredient in household and industrial detergents. In a statement MAIRE said the plant is slated for completion within 44 months from the contract's effective date.
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