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Industry seeks to supply chips

TIJUANA – As a result of the COVID-19 health contingency, there has been a significant shortage of electronic chips, which has had an impact on consolidated industries such as the automotive industry, making it necessary to reconsider new...

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INDEX Reynosa manages vaccinations for minors

REYNOSA – As part of INDEX Reynosa's social commitment to the Reynosa community, the association has arranged for the application of COVID-19 vaccines for minors between 12 and 17 years of age, children of manufacturing industry employees This...

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Chihuahua, leader in chile production

CHIHUAHUA – Green chile producers in the state of Chihuahua harvested 723,000 tons, generating an economic revenue of US$100 million during 2020, an increase of 185% compared to 2019 This maintained the entity as the first national...

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Mexico’s maquiladora industry could hire up to 80,000 Haitians

MEXICO- The National Council of the Maquiladora and Export Manufacturing Industry (Index) assured that the sector can hire up to 80,000 Haitian migrants who are on the border with the United States, depending on the number of vacancies in each...

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Chihuahua seeks to vaccinate children of employees

CHIHUAHUA – Roman Rivas Hong, president of Index Chihuahua, stated that the intention is to vaccinate the children of the sector's employees against COVID-19, adopting the same strategy of transferring them to the border as was done at the time...

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Aptiv Donates Manufacturing Lab to Students in Juarez

JUAREZ - Aptiv, an industry leader in providing advanced software and hardware architecture for vehicles, donated US$165,000 for the creation of the Fab Lab Mobil in Ciudad Juarez “This laboratory has robots, drones, virtual reality glasses...

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Expansion Continues in Texas Manufacturing

TEXAS - Texas factory activity continued to increase, albeit at a slower pace, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey “There were widespread reports of difficulty sourcing needed materials, and...

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Rivian Seeks to Build a US$5 Billion Facility in Texas

TEXAS - Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian is considering the Fort Worth region to build a US$5 billion facility The factory, described in official document as “Project Tera,” would create at least 7,500 jobs by 2027 and produce around...

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HNI Corporation invests US$18.5 million in Saltillo

SALTILLO – The Governor of Coahuila, Miguel Angel Riquelme Solis, announced the installation of the HNI Corporation plant, a state-of-the-art office furniture manufacturer, in Saltillo, with an investment of US$185 million and the creation of 250...

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Juarez leads in job creation

JUAREZ – Driven by a growth in the maquila sector, Ciudad Juarez created 1,117 formal jobs during August of this year According to data from the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), from 480,315 workers in July of this year, the figure...

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