Manufacturing Boom shifting from China to Mexico
In a recent report by Phil LeBeau aired on CNBC, four reasons were highlighted on how and why Mexico has become a world wide manufacturing power earning them great recognition. Those companies manufacturing in Mexico confirm that Mexico’s youthful, quick, agile, and stable workforce, earning a significantly lower wage rate than many nations, has positioned […]
2013 North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference
By Adina Moloman Sources: United States Department of Commerce, Business Xpansion Journal October 27-30, 2013 took place the North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference in La Jolla, San Diego. At this event was gathered the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Canadian Minister of International Trade Ed Fast, Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo and […]
Effects of the tax reform on Mexico Maquiladora plants part II
By Adina Moloman Sources: Reuters, San Diego Red, Deloitte, Baker & McKenzie Mexico’s Senate has given general approval to the administration of Peña Nieto’s tax reform that seeks to raise tax revenue by nearly 3 percent of GDP by 2018. Impact to foreign corporation manufacturing in Mexico under the IMMEX program (formerly called Maquiladora Program) […]
Effects of the tax reform on Mexico Maquiladora plants
By Adina Moloman Sources: Reuters, San Diego Red, Deloitte Mexico’s Senate gave general approval to the tax reform that seeks to raise tax revenue by nearly 3 percent of GDP by 2018. According to the government the extra cash will go to infrastructure and social security. A section of this tax reform is a tax […]
The digital manufacturing revolution
By Adina Moloman Sources: Digital Manufacturing Report, The Economist For those less familiar with the term, digital manufacturing encompasses new manufacturing techniques such as additive manufacturing (3D printing), reconfigurable production lines, integrated design and manufacturing and collaborative design, among others. These new manufacturing techniques are helping to reinforce the concept of ‘custom made” and personalization […]
Baja California-California binational relationships under a new administration
By Adina Moloman Sources: San Diego Red, UT San Diego During the short administration of the former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, a cross-border partnership was advanced for improved border infrastructure and improved relations. Filner’s tenure impact on the border; One of his achievements during his six-month administration related to border issues was the activation […]
The latest advantages of manufacturing in Mexico
By Adina Moloman Sources: Bloomberg Businessweek, Boston Consulting Group The advantages and benefits of manufacturing in Mexico have been discussed for many years and the arguments are changing and /or growing every year. In 2013 Boston Consulting Group has released a new report over the latest advantages of Manufacturing in Mexico. Many of BCG studies […]
The Aerospace sector in Mexico
Sources: FEMIA, Open to Export, The Guardian By Adina Moloman Mexico has been in the defense and aerospace business since the 1970’s, but actually we can talk about Mexico’s Aerospace Industry starting with the year 2000. Since then the industry has growth from 100 U.S, European and Canadian manufacturers in 2004 to almost 300 in […]
Baja California Medsummit 2013
By Adina Moloman Sources: Tijuana EDC, San Diego Daily Transcript, http://medsummit.net The Baja Medsummit 2013, known also as the Baja California Medical Device Supplier Day was held on September 6, 2013 at Baja Center, Tijuana Mexico. This was the 6th edition and was organized by Baja Medical Cluster in coordination with the Tijuana EDC. Every […]
Mexico’s medical device industry overview
By Adina Moloman Sources: Qmed, Plastics News, SRE Cleveland-based Freedonia Group Inc. report the world demand for medical device packaging will increase 5.9 percent annually to $25.7 billion in 2017, the demand will still be concentrated in Western European countries, the United States and Japan. Beside this group there are other emerging countries with an […]