INVESTMENT NEWS

Central Mexico Walor

Walor, a French automotive company, has invested $9 million dollars to establish a manufacturing facility in Irapuato, Guanajuato, creating 250 jobs in the region.

Wire And Cable

Taiwanese company Wire and Cable celebrated its Groundbreaking Ceremony, for a new manufacturing facility in Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosi, with a $10 million dollar investment. This project is expected to create 1000 job opportunities in the region.

We Build

We Build, an Italian Real Estate company, has invested $30 million dollars to inaugurate a new project in Queretaro, generating 500 job opportunities in the region.

Northeast

Ideal Contact Center

Ideal Contact Center will invest $3.5 million dollars to establish a telemarketing center in Torreon, Coahuila, creating 700 new job opportunities in the region.

Grupo Industrial Monclova

Grupo Industrial Monclova, a Mexican company, has invested $15 million dollars to inaugurate a new fertilizer plant in Monclova, Coahuila, generating 200 new job opportunities.

Mkdc

South Korean company, MKDC, has invested $70 million dollars to inaugurate an automotive manufacturing facility in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, creating 600 new job opportunities.

Tesla

Tesla announced their plan to invest in a new Gigafactory, the biggest facility in the world, in Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon. With a $4.5 billion dollars investment, it is planned to produce 1 million electric cars per year.

National

Home Depot

Home Depot, the U.S. home goods retailer, has announced an investment of $185 million dollars in Mexico. This is a national plan to open their 150th store in the country. The number of jobs that will be created hadn’t been disclosed yet.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

The global commemoration of Women’s International Day is a great opportunity for companies in Mexico to remind the importance of working towards no discrimination, promoting organizations free of violence, and reaching gender equality.

Mexican standard NMX-R-025-SCFI-2015 on Labor Equality and Non-Discrimination is a good tool that provides useful mechanisms to incorporate a gender perspective and non-discrimination in the recruitment, selection, promotion, and training processes; guarantee equal pay; implement actions to prevent and address workplace violence. Also to promote work-life balance, with equal treatment and opportunities for men and women.

To learn more about NMX-R-025-SCFI-2015 you can connect to the upcoming event organized by the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF).

ALVARO GARCIA HR, Vice President