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Recent and upcoming investment in Mexico

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Information collected from media reports over the last month:

  • Tourism: The Tourism Ministry of the northwestern state of Baja California announced a US$1.5 billion infrastructure development plan to support tourism. Projects include a hotel golf course and marina complex at San Felipe and a new airport for the Pacific coast city of Ensenada. (Reforma, January 28, 2020)
  • Pharmaceutical: U.S. drug maker Pfizer plans approximately US$20 million in investment to support Mexico operations this year, the company reported. Projects include ongoing renovation of the company’s Toluca manufacturing plant, development of clinical research protocols, educational programs and social responsibility projects. (El Financiero, January 27, 2020)
  • Ports: The Mexican government announced infrastructure and logistics firms Caxxor (UK) and Acxesa (Mexico) will invest approximately US$287 million to rehabilitate and expand the Puerto Chiapas port on the Pacific coast of the southern state of Chiapas. Acxesa plans to make further investments to begin operating maritime freight lines from the port to China via Guayaquil, Ecuador. (El Sol de México, January 25, 2020)
  • Logistics: U.S. logistics operator FedEx Express inaugurated an expansion to its fiscal warehousing complex at the international airport in the central city of Toluca, the company reported. The US$24.6 million expansion will allow the company to reduce processing time for both imports and exports at the site. (El Financiero, January 24, 2020)
  • Food processing: Swiss processed foods giant Nestlé reported plans to invest approximately US$700 million to modernize the 17 plants the company operates in Mexico. Projects include US$200 million for an environmentally cutting-edge coffee processing facility in Veracruz as well as latest technologies for boosting productivity, improving operational efficiency, expanding production cpacity and guaranteeing responsible natural resource management. (El Financiero, January 23, 2020) Continue reading Recent and upcoming investment in Mexico →

Recent and upcoming investment in Mexico

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Information collected from media reports over the last month:

  • Recycling: Mexican beverage bottler and retail group Fomento Económico Mexicano (FEMSA) inaugurated a US$1 million recycling plant in the central state of Querétaro, local media reported. The facility will be used to break down obsolete refrigeration equipment to re-use components as well as dispose of materials in an environmentally responsible manner. (El Mexicano, November 28, 2019)
  • Ports: British-owned port developer Caxxor reported plans to invest approximately US$230 million in expansions at the Port of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico. The initiative is part of a larger US$944 million program that includes dock and warehousing upgrades to Puerto Chiapas and a gas storage terminal at the port of Soto la Marina, according to local media. (Transporte.mx, November 19, 2019)
  • Manufacturing: U.S. generator manufacturer Generac Power Systems will establish a new production facility in the central state of Hidalgo, the company reported. The US$31 million plant is planned to produce diesel and gasoline powered mobile electricity generators. (El Financiero, November 25, 2019)
  • Renewable energy: Mexican energy infrastructure developer Natco energy announced it will build three wind farms and one solar generation park over the next two years. Investment of approximately US$634 million will support construction of 508 MW of new generation capacity at sites in the states of Nuevo León and Guanajuato. (Reforma, November 20, 2019)
  • Medical devices: German medical device manufacturer B Braun established a new distribution center in the central State of Mexico, the company reported. The US$5.6 million site is planned to improve shipping of osteosynthesis instruments produced at the company’s plant in the city of Toluca. (Reforma, November 21, 2019) Continue reading Recent and upcoming investment in Mexico →

Recent and upcoming investment in Mexico

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Information collected from media reports over the last month:

  • Airports: Mexico’s Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT) launched a US$22 million expansion of the current Mexico City airport, the ministry reported. Construction, which will include seven new arrival and departure gates as well as access roads, will be led by contractors Epccor (Mexico) and Sacyr (Spain). (Reforma, September 25, 2019)
  • Manufacturing: Japanese-Mexican manufacturing joint venture Yamada-Vistamex completed an expansion of its production plant in the central state of Guanajuato, the company reported. The US$3 million upgrade will allow the operation to boost production of personal care products and home plastics for clients such as P&G, Tupperware, Crane and Force of Nature. (Somos Industria, September 2019)
  • HVAC: Swedish diversified corporate group Dometic inaugurated a new manufacturing plant in the northeastern state of Nuevo León, local media reported. The facility, for which the amount of investment was not specified, will produce various types of air conditioning systems. (Somos Industria, September 2019)
  • Ports: Port operator Contecon, subsidiary of Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services, announced it will invest approximately US$250 million to expand its concession at the Pacific coast port of Manzanillo. Contecon currently handles 35% of the freight moved through the port, principally for manufacturing industries such as automotive and appliances. (El Financiero, September 19, 2019)
  • Leisure: Mexican theme park operator Ventura Entertainment announced plans to establish two new golf-themed venues in Monterrey and Mexico City via investment of approximately US$41 million. The sites will operate under the TopGolf brand through a franchise agreement with U.S.-based TopGolf. (Reforma, September 16, 2019) Continue reading Recent and upcoming investment in Mexico →