The plastics sector is experiencing sustained investment momentum, with 675 projects registered to date, including 383 creation projects and the rest expansions, for a total declared amount of 138.7 billion dinars. This was announced this Monday by the Director General of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency (AAPI), Omar Rekkache, during a thematic workshop on the plastics and polymers industry, organized in collaboration with the Algerian Economic Renewal Council (CREA), in the presence of economic operators active in this sector.
In his address, Rekkache emphasized that the development of this sector cannot be assessed solely through production volumes, but must primarily be measured by the local integration rate within the value chain and its ability to generate sustainable added value from national resources.
Referring to foreign trade data for this sector, the AAPI Director General recalled that Algeria continues to import significant quantities of raw plastic materials and intermediate products. According to official statistics, the import bill for plastics materials and products exceeded 2.79 billion dollars in 2024, reaching 2.98 billion dollars in 2025. A situation that, according to him, underscores the urgency of localizing more investments to substitute these imports, increase the local integration rate, and reduce dependence on foreign sources.
The official also reported six foreign direct investments (FDIs) registered in the sector, as well as 18 projects carried out in partnership with local operators, illustrating its growing attractiveness for capital and expertise. He stressed the need to consolidate an incentive regulatory and industrial environment conducive to technology transfer and the valorization of national resources.
In terms of realization, 51 projects have been completed and are in effective operation, while 242 others have submitted progress reports in accordance with the legal provisions governing investment monitoring, reporting advanced realization rates. These indicators reflect, according to him, a real transition from the registration phase to implementation and production.
In the same vein, Rekkache specified that organizing these workshops aims to establish a precise diagnosis of the plastics and polymers sector, identify priority links in the value chain, and formulate operational recommendations for qualitative investment capable of strengthening local integration and building a competitive industrial ecosystem at national and regional levels.