Green Steel: Boosting Competitiveness and Growth with Sonasid
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Sonasid’s Green Steel Strategy Drives Strong Financial Results
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What Happened: Strong Financial Performance in H1 2025
Driven by strong financial results in the first half of 2025,Sonasid confirms its strategic turnaround towards Green Steel. The steelmaker, a pioneer of a low-carbon industrial model, focuses on innovation and diversification to combine competitiveness and sustainability, and strengthen its role in major transformation projects of the Kingdom.
In a context where the global steel industry is under pressure to combine economic performance and ecological transition,Sonasid chooses to advance against the tide. The steelmaker, the first national recycler, displays solid half-yearly results and capitalizes on a clear strategy to make Green Steel a competitive advantage and a long-term growth engine.
Key financial Highlights
| Metric | H1 2024 (MDH) | H1 2025 (MDH) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Turnover | 2.44 | 3.05 | +25% |
| EBITDA | 121 | 252 | +108% |
| Net profit (RNPG) | 27 | 97 | +359% |
| social Networking Result | 65 | 115 | +177% |
This performance is based on an betterment in volumes, a rise towards products with high added value, and increased operational discipline. Net debt, limited to 341 MDH, underlines a sanitized financial structure and suggests a reinforced investment capacity.
What it Means: Green Steel as a strategic Differentiator
In an industry where 70% of world production still depends on stoves fueled by coal, Sonasid is taking a disruptive approach, producing steel entirely from recycled scrap and supplying its factories with more than 90% renewable energies.
This approach allows Sonasid to display a carbon footprint of less than 400 kg of CO₂ per tonne of steel, three times lower than the world average. This performance not only grants Sonasid access to new demanding markets, notably in Europe and North America, where ESG criteria are essential access conditions, but also positions them as a leader in sustainable steel production.
Obtaining international EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) certification for its long products and steel fibers further strengthens this positioning.
Who is Affected: Stakeholders and Market Impact
- Sonasid Shareholders: Benefit from increased profitability and growth potential.
- Customers (Europe & North America): Gain access to sustainably produced steel, meeting stringent ESG requirements.
- Moroccan Economy: Benefits from Sonasid’s growth, job creation, and contribution to a greener industrial sector.
- global Steel Industry: Faces increasing pressure to adopt sustainable practices, with Sonasid as a leading exmaple.
Timeline of Key Developments
- 2024: Continued investment in recycling infrastructure and renewable energy sources.
- H1 2025: Record financial performance driven by Green Steel strategy.
- 2025: Launch of the first prestressed wire unit in Nador. Growth of automotive thread for international manufacturers in Morocco.