Category: Manufacturing

Baja California leads in industrial activity

BAJA CALIFORNIA – Industrial activity in Baja California registered a growth of 54%, ranking first in the northern border and fifth in the national territory during the first three months of 2019, according to data from the National Institute of...

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Centerpiece to invest US$50 million in Baja California

BAJA CALIFORNIA – With an investment of US$50 million, the company Centerpiece will open two plants in Baja California One of these facilities will manufacture medical equipment and will begin operations in Rosarito Beach next August The second...

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Border cities will start hiring migrants

MEXICO – Manufacturing and maquiladora companies in Tijuana, Mexicali and Ciudad Juarez will begin hiring migrants from next week, stated Luis Aguirre Lang, president of the National Council of Maquiladora Industry and Export Manufacturing...

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Northern border leads manufacturing industry

MEXICO – In the first months of 2019, the northern border was the country's most dynamic region in manufacturing due to the fiscal incentives granted by the federal government to said region, while the Bajío, which in previous years showed the...

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Several companies leave Ciudad Juarez

CIUDAD JUAREZ – The president of Index in Ciudad Juarez, Pedro Chavira Gutierrez, stated that four maquiladora companies will leave the city in order to move to others parts of the country due to several reasons, such as wages and migration...

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Maquiladora Industry in Ciudad Juarez will generate more jobs

CIUDAD JUAREZ – At least three automotive manufacturers will expand their facilities to generate more jobs Raúl De León, president of Camara Nacional de la Industria de la Transformación (Canacintra) stated that the application of maquiladora...

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Nuevo León’s rail transport is strategic for the supply chain

MONTERREY – For Cámara de la Industria de Transformación of Nuevo León (Caintra), rail transport is a strategic and integral part of the industry and commerce’s supply chain in the state “Local industry needs a continuous rail service for...

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Tijuana must adapt itself to technological advances

TIJUANA – Technological progress and automation of production processes, represents a threat to the industrial sector of Tijuana, stated the president of Colegio de Economistas of Baja California, Domingo Ramos Medina According to Instituto...

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Stanley Black & Decker to build a new manufacturing plant in Texas

TEXAS – Toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker plans to open a manufacturing plant in North Texas and create about 500 jobs The New Britain-based company said a groundbreaking will take place this summer on the Craftsman plant in Fort Worth A...

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Maquiladora exports start to stabilize

CIUDAD JUAREZ – As a cause of the revision of export lanes being applied by US customs, exports are flowing in an acceptable way which has allowed the finished product and raw material sent by local maquiladoras to their US customers to arrive...

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