Algerian Radio
Executives from the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency (AAPI) visited the wilaya of Medea to closely monitor the investment projects carried out by the Egyptian company "Arab Metals." This visit falls within the framework of the Agency's efforts to support local and foreign investors and project holders at all stages of project realization, from reception and orientation through to the start of operations, the Agency indicated in a press release on Wednesday.
Arab Metals "continues to strengthen its presence in the national market through new expansion projects aimed at developing the local copper and aluminum industry, as part of a successful experience that reflects the evolution of industrial investment in Algeria and the foreign investor's confidence in the business climate," the same source specified.
Specializing in the processing of non-ferrous metals, the company represents "a successful model of productive foreign investment in Algeria," the press release added, highlighting that since its establishment in the Algerian market in 2012, the company "has constantly expanded its activities and strengthened its production capacities, thus reflecting the success of its project."
AAPI also indicated that the company "currently covers a large part of the national market's needs for copper wires, rods, and alloys intended for the manufacture of electrical and telephone cables as well as electrical panels, thereby reducing the import bill for these raw materials by about $100 million per year, thanks to their substitution with local production."
As part of the continued expansion of its activities, Arab Metals launched a new project in 2024 in the Oued Harbil industrial zone, in the wilaya of Medea. Commissioned in March 2026, this project has an estimated production capacity of 32,000 tons per year of copper wires, plates, and alloys, cast iron bars, and connection accessories.
These projects have "created 160 direct jobs, achieved considerable local integration rates, contributed to supporting national production, and reduced imports," the Agency reported, adding that the company is currently working on "realizing a new project for the production of aluminum bars to cover the needs of the national market and open new prospects for export."
Furthermore, the company aims to carry out a project for the manufacture and assembly of equipment, accessories, and spare parts for vehicles and motorcycles, after having obtained an economic land plot with an area of 1.6 hectares in the wilaya of Medea.
This experience confirms that "the success of initial investment projects constitutes a true catalyst allowing investors to expand their activities and develop their projects in Algeria, in the context of continuous improvement in the business climate, growing confidence in the investment opportunities the country offers, and the support of the public authorities for value-added industrial projects," the same source added.
Through its decentralized one-stop shops and its single window for major projects and foreign investments, the Agency acts as the sole point of contact for investors. It informs them of the legal procedures relating to the realization of their projects, processes their investment files, facilitates administrative procedures, and provides the necessary support for obtaining economic land and the required authorizations, while ensuring they benefit from the advantages and incentives provided by the investment law.
It also ensures periodic monitoring of all stages of investment realization and coordination with the various concerned administrations and bodies, with a view to accelerating the pace of project implementation and removing potential obstacles, thereby contributing to the improvement of the business climate and strengthening Algeria's attractiveness for investment, the press release concluded.
