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 Schering will sell its plant in Veacruz
Frankfurt - Schering, German labs, wants to sell its chemicals production facilities in the Mexican town of Orizaba (Veracruz), announced today Karin Dorrepaal, the executive responsible for production. By selling this plant, where ampoules and pre-filled syringes are manufactured, in addition Packaging for national, Latin American and international markets, Schering is looking to avoid closing the facilities with a
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Maquila adopts new scheme
Acapulco - At least 20% of maquiladoras in Mexico are adopting new manufacturing schemes, such as services or sub-contracting, according to National Export Maquiladora Industry Council (Consejo Nacional de la Industria Maquiladora de Exportación - CNIME). This type of maquila does not have a clear regulation in Mexican Maquilador Decree. "Already 20% or 30% are doing it, that is why the Ministry of the Economy is reacting to these
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Rotax will transfer production to Mexico
BRP Rotax, the Austrian engines manufacturer, announced it will transfer to Mexico in 2007 most of its production for all-terrain and "quads" vehicles. The Company's manager, Yves Leduc, assured that this is due to moderate salaries in Mexico and its location so close to the USA, one of the largest markets of the Company's an afíliate of the Canadian multinational company Bomardier. Mr. Leduc said that the transfer will
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2 maquilas closed
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua - Totoku Electrónica Mexicana and Mölnlycke Health Care maquiladoras will close operations in the rest of the year and in 2006, which will cause the loss of around 800 jobs in Juarez and 30 jobs in El Paso, Texas. Isauro Landa Talavera, Totoku Electrónica Mexicana's Industrial Relations Manager, said that the Company - located in Panamericano Industrial Park, south of the City - stopped producing
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Philips will triple TV sets production
One of Philips' largest plants in Juarez will triple its current 200 thousand TV sets production to reach 600 thousand next year thanks to new technologies. Paulo Simas Abreu, Philips Mexicana President, said in a press release that growth rate in production at the local plant has been significant in the last few years. Last year Philips produced 10 thousand TV sets in Juarez. By 2005 it will be 200 thousand and in 2006 production
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Export Maquila program authorized
Tomas Mena Sanchez, Maquiladoras Association Chairman, disclosed the requirements and benefits to be received by plants in the recently approved program "Foreign Trade Modernization for Maquiladoras Industry" (Modernización del Comercio Exterior para la Industria Maquiladora (Moceime). He said that the Ministry of the Treasury, General Customs Administration and National Export Maquiladora Industry Council have been working in
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Nike tennis shoes to be manufactured in Mexico
Nike sports footwear will now be "made in Mexico." The American company will develop Guanajuato companies as first suppliers to manufacture sports footwear in Mexico. The Company worked almost 18 months identifying and selecting Mexican suppliers that met Nike's requirements to manufacture sports shoes in Mexico. Nike informed that this project will be made under suppliers' development
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ARTICLE OF THE WEEK
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Environmental Provisions Applicable to Wood Packaging Material used in International Trade
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Effective February 1st, 2006, wood packaging material used in imports
of goods and products is subject to compliance with the provisions of Mexican Official Standard NOM-144-SEMARNAT-2004, which sets out internationally accepted phitosanitary measures for wood packaging material used in international trade.
In March 2002 in Rome, Italy, the IPPC adopted an International Phitosanitary Standard for wood packaging material called "Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade" (NIMF No. 15). This Standard acknowledges all risks for the health of plant and plant products that are associated with wood packaging material, and it has been already implemented or in process in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, the European Union, Switzerland, Guatemala, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, United States of America and Venezuela.
Implementation of NIMF No. 15 in Mexico
Mexico is a contracting party to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), pursuant to the Declaration that was approved under Resolution 12/97 of the 29th Session of the FAO Conference and was published in the Federal Official Gazette in Mexico on November 30, 2000.
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MEXICO'S WEEKLY HEADLINES
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| » Mexico’s unemployment rate at 3.8% |
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| » PEMEX will invest to USD$835 million in security and protection |
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» Tech Data completes its presence in Latin America with operations in Mexico
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» Cancun invests USD$25 million in hotel zone
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| » Coahuila accelerates inauguration of the Whirlpool plant |
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