this article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in french . june 2016 click show for important translation instructions . view a machine translated version of the french article . google s machine translation is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the english wikipedia . do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality . if possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article . after translating translated fr office ch rifien des phosphates must be added to the talk page to ensure copyright compliance . for more guidance see wikipedia translation . this article relies largely or entirely upon a single source . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . june 2016 this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message ocp group industry phosphates chemicals founded 1920 headquarters casablanca morocco key people mostafa terrab chairman revenue 4.575 billion usd fy 2015 2015 net income 562.02 million usd fy 2015 2015 owner government of morocco 100 % number of employees 23.000 subsidiaries maroc phosphore phosboucra smesi marphoc an sotreg prayon website http www.ocpgroup.ma en office ch rifien des phosphates ocp arabic is the world s leading producer of phosphate rock and phosphoric acid as well as one of the leading global fertilizer players with more than 90 years of history serving agriculture . ocp group has access to morocco s phosphate rock reserves the largest global reserve base according to usgs . fully integrated throughout the value chain the group s activities range from mining mineral resources to producing high value added products . with a global footprint and revenues of more than us 5.5 billion in 2013 the group has 23 000 employees and serves every key agricultural market in the world . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit 1920 establishment of the office ch rifien des phosphates sharifian phosphate office . 1921 beginning of phosphate mining in the khouribga area 1931 beginning of phosphate mining in the youssoufia area . 1965 launch of safi maroc chimie chemical platform 1976 partial acquisition by ocp of the mining company phosboucra in boucra . 1980 launch of the benguerir mine . 1984 launch of jorf lasfar processing platform . 1998 creation of several joint ventures with foreign partners emaphos imacid etc. 2008 start up of work sites of the 1st wave of the industrial transformation program merah el ahrach mea washing facility new el halassa mine washing facility adaptation of mea and daoui mine slurry pipeline maroc central jorf phosphate hub 2013 launch of work site of safi phosphate hub processing platform slurry pipeline tests commissioning of maroc central opening of school of industrial management emines of the universit mohammed vi polytechnique . 2014 successful bond issue us 1.85 billion in two parts with a maturity of 10 years and 30 years . launch of several major industrial projects including the slurry pipeline on stream and the first phosphoric acid plant using pulp see also edit economy of morocco references edit external links edit ocp official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title office ch rifien des phosphates & oldid 737292249 categories 1920 establishments in moroccogovernment agencies established in 1920phosphate miningcompanies of moroccofertilizer companiesgovernment of moroccomining companies of moroccomining in moroccochemical companies of moroccohidden categories 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