14 - Sunday, May 31, 1987 - North Shore News Business AES MOROCCANS STUDY MQHAWK METHODS Local firms nai THE EXPORT doors are opening in Morocco for two North Vancouver-based companies. The biggest lubricant company in Morocco has ordered a project definition study of a Canadian process, developed by Morrow Engineering and Mohawk Lubri- eants, for commercial production of high-quality blended lubricants for automotive and industrial uses. Both companies expect the study to lead to a contract for the design, engineering, fabrication, installa- tion, staff training, and plant Start-up in Casablanca of a plaat similar to the $10-million Mohawk Lubricants .installations in North Vancouver. business briefcase by Michael Becker The $250,000. study will be joint- ly undertaken by the two com- panies. Moroccan officials Dr. C. Chaoui, Chief Engineer Dr. M. Abbad, and Chief Financial. Of- ficer H. Harrock visited Mohawk’s North Vancouver plant in March to watch the process in operation. 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