Italian foreign direct investment in Mexico coming soon
By Adina Moloman Sources: Maquila Portal, www.brembo.com, Reuters, http://www.cmtevents.com With qualified low labor and logistics costs and extensive ties to the U.S. economy, the Mexico Manufacturing Sector is a significant beneficiary of FDI. Recently, several facilities manufacturing in Mexico were established to produce high-value items that are expensive to ship, such as vehicles and autoparts, […]
Mexico’s logistics industry identifies main reasons for relocation
By Adina Moloman Source: 2015 19th Annual Third Party Logistics Study Large manufacturers are increasingly moving production to Mexico and this creates business opportunities for the Mexican logistics sector also, according to a new survey, The 2015 19th Annual Third Party Logistics Study. The survey mentions the main reasons for shifting operations to Mexico from […]
Advanced manufacturing forum in Baja California
By Adina Moloman Source: http://ammeetings.com/mexico Over the past few years, the Mexico Manufacturing Industry has evolved from a more labor-intensive set of assembly processes to a more sophisticated set of information-technology-based processes (known as advanced manufacturing processes) at least in a few key sectors such as automotive, electronics, medical and aerospace. The advanced manufacturing in […]
AS9100 certifications for local Mexican companies
By Adina Moloman The major Industries Manufacturing in Mexico have strengthen their position as key players in the global automotive supply chain based on their competitiveness as a manufacturing platform and now are positioning as one of the main runways for the international aerospace industry, since many multinational aerospace corporations established in Mexico in the […]
Mexico’s mergers and acquisitions in 2014
By Adina Moloman Source: Transactional Track Record Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows grow year-over-year to millions of dollars in Mexico and at the same time there is also a positive trend regarding the Mexican M&A (mergers and acquisitions) market. The transnationals’ US-based companies were the most acquisitive in Mexico last year, followed by transnational corporations […]
The energy reform applied in Baja California
By Adina Moloman Sources: PWC, Tijuana EDC The private sector’s participation in the power industry in Mexico started a little more than 20 years ago with legal reforms that allowed private entities to participate in the generation of power, but the electricity was sold only to CFE. The transmission, sale and distribution of power were […]
Mexico’s Manufacturing Supply Chain Summit 2015
By Adina Moloman Source: http://www.mexicosupplychainsummit.com Mexico’s Manufacturing Supply Chain Summit 2015 bought together industry experts and manufacturers with facilities in Mexico, business executives, leading thinkers, practitioners in manufacturing, logistics and supply chain to network, to learn, and to discuss trends regarding the changing landscape of manufacturing in Mexico, as well as how technology can bolster […]
Pacific Design & Manufacturing show 2015
By Adina Moloman Source: http://pacdesignshow.designnews.com The 14th annual edition of Pacific Design & Manufacturing show featured successful manufacturing and business leaders from the pacific zone especially from California and also from Baja California and delivered exceptional manufacturing projects in order to drive plant production forward. Manufacturing professionals came together to network with peers and hear […]
Mexican exports growth in 2014
By Adina Moloman Sources: Manufactura, World Economic Outlook Database, Inter-American Development Bank’s Trade and Integration Monitor 2014 Mexico is an export-orientated country, among the 15th largest exporter in the world. To strengthen Mexico’s economy, support jobs, and ensure long-term, sustainable growth, the government have been working on a wide strategy to promote exports. In 2014, […]
Outlook for the electronic industry in Tijuana
By Adina Moloman The electronic cluster in Tijuana is one of the largest in Mexico, employs around 90,000 direct workers in 120 transnational companies most of them from Japan, Korea and Taiwan specializing in consumer and specialty electronics. Transnational companies nearshoring in Mexico such as Samsung, Foxconn, Panasonic, Sanyo, Plantronics, Sharp, TPV and other large […]