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 VW México sold US$190 million in spare parts in 2006
Volkswagen de Mexico informed that spare parts area sold US$190 million in 2006. In a press release, the German vehicles manufacturer says that said area is a key piece in post-sale service to customers, and is also a strategic business unit, because it generates income that contributes to the good results obtained by the Company in Mexico.
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Nissan Mexicana plant produces engine number six million
Nissan Mexicana's Components Plant in Aguascalientes produced the engine number six million. In a press release, Nissan informed this was a 1.8 litter MR18 engine, with four cylinders and 125 horsepower, coupled to an automatic transmission and assembled into a Versa Sedan 2007 to be exported to the USA. Aguascalientes Plant started operating in 1982 as a Components Plant only and will therefore be celebrating its silver jubilee next November.
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Canada increases business in Mexico
The Canadian business community in Mexico, made of 1,727 companies, wants to expand its presence in Mexico. As an example, Scotiabank will open 85 new branches in 2007; Canam Romsa, which makes metal structures for buildings, will invest $2 Million Dollars in two new production lines; and Dofasco will expand operations with new products for the automotive sector. According to information from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, there is great interest in promoting strategic sectors in Mexico, such as mining, automotive, cattle and agriculture.
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Mexico outdoes Brazil in investment
Private capital keeps on increasing its participation in corporate transactions in Latin America, where investors have intensified their attention in Mexico, over Brazil, as the main destination for their investments. The annual survey among risk capital funds managers and other groups of interest in the region applied by KPMG showed that investments by European funds are increasing in Latin America and emerging economies. Geographically, and significantly, for the first time Mexico has outdone Brazil as the main focus for funds managers.
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Sources: GM in talks about buying Chrysler Group
General Motors is in negotiations to buy the struggling Chrysler group, the specialized publication. Automotive News reported today. High-level talks are taking place between DaimlerChrysler AG and GM executives, the weekly magazine reported, quoting sources from the industry in the USA and Germany. The magazine said that even if the two companies have discussed cooperation on a large SUV the potential deal would go beyond limited product development alliances.
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Investments for more than US$6 billion in industrial parks and buildings in the next six years
In a scenario of intense world competition, Mexico requires a renewed position in industrialization and, to this purpose, businessmen in the industrial parks sector will invest more than US$6 billion in the next six years. These resources mean new investments will be made in industrial parks and buildings, distribution centers and inter-mode terminals by the at least 50 companies members of the Mexican industrial parks association, Asociación Mexicana de Parques Industriales (AMPIP)
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ARTICLE OF THE WEEK
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CONSIDERATIONS OF THE REGULATIONS FOR THE GENERAL LAW FOR THE PREVENTION AND INTEGRAL
MANAGEMENT OF WASTES (Part II) |
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 All waste generator as an individual or company that produces wastes, through the development of productive or consumption processes, must comply with certain obligations established by the General Law for the Prevention and Integral Management of Wastes (Ley General para la Prevención y Gestión Integral de los Residuos – LGPGIR) (The Waste Law), obligations that are detailed exposed in the Regulations for the Waste Law, published last November 30, 2006.
On the other hand, such waste generators must obtain authorizations from the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales – SEMARNAT) for the different activities they pretend to perform such as services related to hazardous waste management as well as the transportation and incineration of hazardous wastes, among others.s.
Likewise, important activities related to recycling – which allows returning wastes economic value, avoiding their final disposition, as long as this restitution helps energy saving and raw materials without prejudice to health, ecosystems or their elements – and co-processing –which allows an environmentally safe integration of wastes generated by industry or any known source – are detailed described in the mentioned Regulations.
This second part will briefly describe the following topics:
I. Obligations of the generators.
II. Authorizations.
III. Common Dispositions for the Generators of Hazardous Wastes.
IV. Hazardous Waste Storage and Gathering Centers.
V. Collection and Transportation of Hazardous Wastes.
VI. Reuse, Recycling and Co-processing.
VII. Hazardous Waste Treatment.
VIII. Final Disposition of Hazardous Wastes.
I. Obligations of the generators
Large and small generators of hazardous waste must comply with the Official Mexican Standards and with those obligations stated in article 46 of the Regulations for the Waste Law. The following are the main duties in charge of waste generators:
• Identify and classify hazardous waste generated.
• Manage the hazardous waste, separately and not mix those wastes that are not compatible, with recyclable hazardous waste or those wastes that have a valorization power for their use as raw material or alternate fuel.
 • Pack those hazardous wastes generated according to their physical state, in recipients with safety conditions.
• Label those containers containing hazardous wastes with labels establishing generator’s name, hazardous waste name, hazard characteristics, and entrance date to the warehouse.
• Store hazardous waste according to their generation category.
• Transport hazardous waste through people authorized by the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales – SEMARNAT).
• Carry out the integral management of their hazardous waste, according to what is established in the Waste Law, its Regulations and the Official Mexican Standards.
• Elaborate and submit to the SEMARNAT the notice regarding the closing of facilities, when they stop operating or in case they do not perform hazardous waste generation activities any more.
II. Authorizations
With the purpose of obtaining the correspondent authorizations established in article 50 of the Waste Law1 (import and export have their own regime in the Waste Law), the interested must submit a request, issued by the SEMARNAT.2
III. Common dispositions for hazardous waste generators
Generators of hazardous waste that stop generating this type of wastes must submit a notice to the SEMARNAT that will contain name, corporate name, registration number or authorization and the correspondent explanation.
When the facility is closed, article 68 of the mentioned Regulations, states that generators must:
a. Indicate the estimated date in which they pretend to close their facilities or suspend the activities that generate hazardous waste. (Microgenerators of hazardous waste).
b. Small and large generators must establish:
- The estimated date for closing or suspending the activities that are generating hazardous wastes.
- The relation of hazardous wastes generated, raw material, products and byproducts stored.
- The cleaning program.
- The pipe process diagram, the facility’s instrumentation and the installation drainages.
- Registration and description of accidents, spills or other contingencies occurred inside the site, during the operation period, as well as, the results of the actions carried out. (This will only apply to large generators).
IV. Hazardous Waste Storage and Gathering Centers
Article 82 of the Regulations establishes that storage areas for hazardous waste (small and large generators), must comply with the basic conditions established for storage areas, storage conditions for closed and open areas.
On the other hand, article 83 of the Regulations for the Waste Law states the basic conditions that must be observed by microgenerators in relation to hazardous waste storage.
Once packed, hazardous waste must be sent to the warehouse. They cannot stay in the warehouse for more than six months. 3
V. Collection and Transportation of Hazardous Wastes
According to article 85 of the Regulations, those persons who provide services related to collection and transportation of hazardous wastes, must comply with the following conditions:
a) Verify that hazardous waste are labeled, identified and packed.
b) Count on a contingency plan and the necessary equipment for attending any emergency
caused by leaks, spills or accidents.
c) Count on a trained staff for collection and transportation of hazardous wastes.
d) Request the generator, the original of the bill regarding the hazardous waste volume that
will be transported, sign it and keep two copies.
e) Observe the characteristics of compatibility for the transportation of hazardous waste.
f) Wastes containing infectious agents cannot be transported with any other hazardous
waste.
Microgenerators that decide to transport hazardous waste to an authorized gathering center in their own vehicles must identify their hazardous wastes, by packing them in safety recipients, in order to avoid any spillage that may occur.
 VI. Reuse, Recycling and Co-processing
Containers that were in contact with materials or hazardous wastes might be reused with the purpose of containing the same type of material or hazardous waste or other compatible materials, as long as there is no risk when liberating materials or hazardous waste.
Empty containers that contained agrochemicals  or pesticides are subject to the criteria established in waste management plans, in the correspondent Official Mexican Standard or other legal dispositions that result applicable. 4
VII. Hazardous Waste Treatment
Article 90 of the Regulations established that all of those who provide treatment services are obligated to monitor the parameters in their processes and register them in the operation binnacle that will always be available for the correspondent authority.
Moreover, microgenerators of hazardous waste that contain infectious agents will apply the necessary treatment ways in order to neutralize such wastes.
VIII. Final Disposition of Hazardous Wastes
According to article 91, final disposition of hazardous waste may be carried out in:
• Controlled confinement and,
• Confinement in stable geologic formations.
 During the selection, design, construction and operation of the controlled confinement cells, generators must observe geologic, geophysical, hydrologic and hydrogeologic characteristics of the site, as well as the type, amount and characteristics of wastes subject to confine, the lixiviation produced by hazardous wastes, the soil pollutant migration and the impact and vulnerability associated to the activity. 5
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1 Authorizations from the SEMARNAT are required for: I. Providing services related to hazardous waste management; II. The utilization of hazardous wastes in productive processes; III. The collection centers and storage of hazardous wastes originating from third parties; IV. The performance of any of the activities related to hazardous waste management originating from their parties; V. Hazardous wastes incineration; VI. The transportation of hazardous wastes; VII. The establishment of confinement areas within the facilities where hazardous wastes are managed; VIII. The transfer of authorizations issued by the SEMARNAT; IX. The use of waste thermal treatments by sterilization or thermolysis; X. The import and export of hazardous wastes; XI. All other established in the Waste Law and the Official Mexican Standards.
2 Article 48 of the Regulations for the Waste Law.
3 Article 84 of the Regulations for the Waste Law.
4 Article 87 of the Regulations for the Waste Law.
5 Article 92 of the Regulations for the Waste Law.
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