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 Bosch will open a new plant in Ciudad Juarez
The German company Robert Bosch, that has been in Mexico for 50 years now, will open in the first quarter of 2006, in Ciudad Juarez, a new plant that will manufacture products for the automotive industry and electronic products of the so-called "hot technologies" or "top ten" at a world level, the company's president in Mexico, Charles Visconti, announced.
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First hybrid car Made in Mexico
The first hybrid car made in Mexico was presented yesterday in Honda's plant in Monterrey. In the Picture, ITESM Dean, Rafael Rangel, is looking at the car. The Honda Hybrid 2006 that uses electric power and internal combustion will make a 575 miles trip from Monterrey to Mexico City with only one tank of fuel.
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GMexico invests in power plant
Mexico City - The mining giant Grupo Mexico announced last Monday an investment of US$600 Million in a power generating plant for its own use. The company said in a press release that the plant will use coal reserves owned by the company in the north state of Coahuila. The mining company, headquartered in Mexico, said that the investment will help free its operations from prices volatility.
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Cementos de Chihuahua inaugurates new plant
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) inaugurated last weekend its new plant of pre-manufactured products for construction where an investment of US$8 Million was made, keeping on with the Company's effort to offer integral solutions to constructors and not constraining to be mere products suppliers.
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UPS inaugurates new operations center in Veracruz
The largest express transportation company in the world, United Parcel Services (UPS) announced the opening of a new operations center in the City of Veracruz. This new center will expand UPS' services in the Gulf of Mexico, as well in several cities that are having a significant growth in central Mexico, like the Bajio Region. Veracruz is the sixth most important city based on its contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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LG planning to invest US$40 Million in plant expansion
LG - Korean producer of electronic components and home appliances in Mexico - is planning to invest US$40 Million in 2006 to expand refrigerators production in its plant located in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Jose Luis Saravia Mejia, LG's Commercial Vice-president, said that Mexico has become one of the most important markets in their expansion projects, which is positively reflected now by becoming the second most important company in its field in Mexico.
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Guadalajara wins Intel project
Guadalajara, Mexico - With a MEP$69 Million investment Intel started operating in Guadalajara the first systems research center in Latin America. This project competed against China, India, Brazil, Russia and East Europe, and will start with eight researchers, of which seven are PhDs and one is an M.D. This is a long term project that will offer solutions for requirements in the next 10 years.
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Foreign Trade Zone services offered in Ciudad Juarez
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua - CNCE Industrial Park, located next to Zaragoza's customs facilities in Ciudad Juarez, has been authorized to operate as a foreign trade zone. CNCE is now offering a full range of services, including the management, the storage and custody of merchandise, the loading and downloading for merchandise verification prior to temporary import and the handling of shipments from all over the world.
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ARTICLE OF THE WEEK
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Ruling that delists from the Federal Registry of Formalities and Services that certain formality titled SEMARNAT-07-007 (Certificate of Non- Hazardous Waste)
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The aforementioned Ruling was published in the Federal Official Gazette, establishing that, effective October 18, 2005, the Certificate of Non-Hazardous Waste will not be required anymore.
Mexican Official Standard NOM-052-SEMARNAT-1993, That lists all hazardous wastes and describes their characteristics, and sets all parameters that if exceeded by a waste will result in the waste being considered as Hazardous to the Environment due to its Toxicity ("NOM-052"), clause 5.2 establishes that those wastes listed as hazardous, could be considered as non hazardous1, if the parameters for the CRETIB Characteristics included in said Standard (Corrosive; Reactive, Explosive, Toxic, Inflammable and Biological-Infectious), are not exceeded.
Prior to this Ruling, for the delisting of the formality titled SEMARNAT-07-007, to evidence that any waste was Non-hazardous, it was necessary to follow all the procedure established in said formality, in order to obtain from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources ("SEMARNAT") a Certificate confirming the Non-Hazard of the waste. In some cases, the obtainment of said Certificate could be delayed up to 9 months.
With this new Ruling, the Certificate of Non-Hazardous Waste, will not be required anymore and, effective October 18, 2005, it will be necessary only to exhibit a Report containing the results of the analysis duly performed by any Laboratory approved and authorized by the corresponding Authority, demonstrating that the analyzed waste do not exceed the parameters established in the NOM-052; in that manner, the waste can be managed as Non-Hazardous without the Certificate of Non-Hazardous Waste, same that before the issuance of this Ruling, was an essential requirement.
It will be important to always have the Report containing the Results of the Analysis performed to the waste, since the Attorney General Office for the Protection of the Environment ("PROFEPA") has the power to require same, in any of its inspections.
Analytical reports will be admitted only if the analysis were performed by a laboratory duly approved and authorized by the corresponding Authority; in the near future, SEMARNAT will inform through its web site: www.semarnat.gob.mx, the list of the laboratories authorized and approved to perform this type of analysis, until that, analytical reports issued by any laboratory approved and authorized by Mexican Association for Laboratory Accreditation ("EMA"), will be accepted.
In our opinion, this Ruling simplifies the management and complies with the purposes of the Federal Program for Regulatory Improvement, since it eliminates an obsolete and unnecessary formality. Said effort creates a great benefit for the generators of Non-Hazardous Waste who's waste is listed as Hazardous in NOM-052.
Finally, it is of importance to expect the publication of the New Regulations of the General Law on Prevention and Comprehensive Management of Waste, to be able to review its contents and directions regarding this Ruling, same Regulations that as of today continue in revision with the Federal Commission for RegulatoryImprovement ("COFEMER").
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1. Once demonstrated that a waste is non-hazardous, it can be managed and disposed distinctly than those wastes considered as Hazardous.
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