Category: Supply Chain

Juarez’s industry faces challenges due to COVID-19

JUAREZ – Recovering from the damage caused by the Covid-19 work stoppage and the entry into force of the USMCA next July are the most important challenges facing the automotive industry, said Pedro Chavira, president of Index Juarez...

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Sonora’s essential sectors are operating at 70%.

SONORA – The 2020 National Economic Reactivation Plan, in the midst of the health emergency by Covid-19, in Sonora is being gradual, so in the first nine days they are working at 70% of their capacity, which means that about 100,000 Sonorans have...

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Maquiladora industry will not recover until 2021: INDEX

JUAREZ –Juarez's maquiladora industry is expected to recover from the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic by 2021, said Pedro Chavira, president of INDEX Juarez Chavira recalled that the pandemic caused a drop in sales internationally, which...

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Medical supply production grows in Baja California

BAJA CALIFORNIA – The coronavirus has dramatically increased global demand for medical equipment and despite being a producer, Mexico's shortages, along with a lack of staff, have contributed to the country having one of the highest...

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Nogales moves forward in the reactivation of the maquiladora industry

NOGALES - The reactivation of the maquiladora industry on the Nogales border continues, but it is still estimated that approximately 38% of the workforce has not yet returned to work Within that percentage are workers considered to be at high...

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Maquiladora industry boosted the construction sector in Juarez

JUAREZ – The reactivation of 90% of the maquiladora industry in Juarez boosted the construction sector, which returned to the list of essential activities in early June Luis Mario Baeza Cano, local president of the Mexican Chamber of the...

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Coahuila workers asked for support due to Covid-19 pandemic

COAHUILA – About 22,582 workers in the state of Coahuila requested support from Infonavit for technical stoppages in the companies where they work in order to continue paying their mortgages The figure represents one third of the 67,404...

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Laredo is ready to restore a secure supply chain

LAREDO – If the deficit of 38% in daily operations in international trade is maintained, with the figures as of the first 10 days of May, some US$115 billion would stop operating in Port-Laredo alone, local authorities warned...

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The maquiladora industry in Juarez will have a US$14 million economic spillover: Index

CIUDAD JUAREZ – This year the local maquiladora industry's profits will be of US$14 million, the highest figure since 2006 Pedro Chavira, president of Index Juarez, stated said increase refers to the profits generated by that sector during...

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The return of Chihuahua’s maquiladora industry will be postponed

CIUDAD JUAREZ – Although the automotive industry was declared an essential sector by the federal government, its return in Ciudad Juarez will not occur during May, said Pedro Chavira, president of Índex in Ciudad Juarez Chavira recalled that...

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