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Industrial News Report WEEKLY LATEST NEWS IN MEXICO

JULY 22, 2026

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US-MEXICO NEWS

US-MEXICO SECURITY COOPERATION

Despite the political rhetoric, bilateral coordination on shared security priorities continues and is expected to remain an important component of the broader U.S.-Mexico relationship.

• Security cooperation remained a prominent topic in the bilateral agenda following public statements by U.S. and Mexican officials regarding cross-border efforts to combat organized crime and corruption. While both governments reiterated their commitment to continued collaboration, differences in public messaging highlighted the sensitivity surrounding law enforcement cooperation and national sovereignty.

SOURCE: INFOBAE, EL ECONOMISTA, EL FINANCIERO

US-MEXICO NEWS

US-MEXICO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT • The Trump administration announced additional immigration enforcement measures, including the reinstatement of the “public charge” rule for certain permanent residency applications and the resumption of selected ICE enforcement practices.

• In response, the Mexican government reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Mexican nationals abroad through diplomatic and legal channels while emphasizing continued bilateral engagement on migration issues. Both governments are expected to maintain migration as a key area of bilateral cooperation in the months ahead. SOURCE: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, LA JORNADA, LA JORNADA ZACATECAS

USMCA REVIEW TALKS • Ahead of the third USMCA negotiating round scheduled for next week in Mexico City, Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard met with leading business organizations to align Mexico’s negotiating priorities and reinforce collaboration between the public and private sectors. The discussions focused on preserving regional competitiveness and maintaining preferential market access as negotiations advance.

• Meanwhile, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer stated that the Trump administration will seek measures aimed at reducing the U.S. trade deficit with Mexico, while White House trade adviser Peter Navarro reiterated concerns regarding the integration of Chinese components into North American supply chains.

• The discussions reflect the evolving priorities of both governments as preparations continue for the next phase of the USMCA review. Industry stakeholders will be closely monitoring negotiations given their potential implications for regional manufacturing, trade, and investment. SOURCE: FORBES, MILENIO

LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AND INITIATIVES ENVIRONMENTAL • INITIATIVE AMENDING THE GENERAL LAW OF ECOLOGICAL BALANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ON INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL COMPENSATION — Presented by: Chamber of Deputies – Deputy Eduardo Gaona Domínguez (MC) — Objective: Creates State Industrial Environmental Compensation Funds and authorizes SEMARNAT to impose environmental compensation, ecological restoration, remediation, and mitigation obligations on highly polluting industrial activities. The initiative seeks to restore affected ecosystems, protect natural resources, and reduce future environmental risks through enhanced environmental accountability and compensation mechanisms. — Status:Published in the Parliamentary Gazette – July 15, 2026.

FISCAL • ANNEXES TO THE FIRST RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2026 GENERAL TAX RULES — Presented by: Tax Administration Service (SAT) — Objective: Publishes Annexes 1, 2, 3, 9, 14, 15, 21, 22, and 29 to the First Resolution Amending the 2026 General Tax Rules, providing updated administrative forms, technical guidelines, tax compliance procedures, customs-related provisions, and supplementary regulatory information necessary for implementing the amendments issued on July 9, 2026. — Status:Published in the Official Gazette (DOF) – July 17, 2026.

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BAJA CALIFORNIA Tijuana’s business council (CCE) is proposing to position the city as an industrial technology hub, driven by the growing role of AI, automation, and data processing in industry. CCE president Roberto Lyle Fritch argued the region should build specialized infrastructure—particularly data centers, which require significant energy, connectivity, and physical space—while training local talent through the area’s universities and engineering programs. He emphasized that data has become one of the world’s key economic assets, and that capturing this opportunity will require coordinated investment in infrastructure and workforce development among government, industry, and academia. SOURCE: INDUSTRIAL NEWS BC

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SONORA Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo, alongside federal Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, launched the state’s first Investment Promotion Committee meeting to strengthen coordination between Sonora and Mexico’s federal government in attracting strategic investment. Durazo highlighted the state’s advantages—its US border location, Pacific coastline, and role as a nearshoring corridor—along with strong economic results, noting Sonora ranks second nationally in manufacturing growth and first among northern border states, per INEGI data, while also leading in mining exports. He pointed to infrastructure projects like the Guaymas port modernization and the Puerto Peñasco solar park (Latin America’s largest), plus talent-training programs in Taiwan, as drivers of this growth, citing GE Aerospace’s 1.25 billion peso investment in its Hermosillo plant as evidence of investor confidence. The new committee will focus on courting investment in advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, electromobility, clean energy, and logistics. SOURCE: ACUSTIK NOTICIAS

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CHIHUAHUA During the opening of the Mexico Pavilion at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow, Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos and ATI President and CEO Kimberly Fields announced an $80 million investment to establish and operate ATI Forged Products in Chihuahua City. The project will create more than 230 highly skilled jobs, primarily for engineers and technicians, further strengthening the state’s aerospace workforce and advanced manufacturing capabilities. During the announcement, state officials and ATI executives also discussed expanding the local supply chain and increasing the participation of Chihuahua-based suppliers in ATI’s global operations. As a global leader in advanced materials and specialized manufacturing for the aerospace, defense, energy, electronics, and medical industries, ATI’s expansion reinforces Chihuahua’s position as one of Mexico’s leading aerospace hubs, home to five of the country’s eight aerospace OEMs, nearly 20,000 industry jobs, and a growing network of specialized suppliers and engineering capabilities. SOURCE: EL ECONOMISTA

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NUEVO LEON Nuevo León is strengthening its strategy to become a key semiconductor hub in North America by focusing on specialized talent development, competitive infrastructure, and faster investment processes. During the U.S.–Mexico Semiconductor Collaboration Forum, Economy Secretary Betsabé Rocha emphasized that the state aims to position itself as a reliable partner across the semiconductor value chain rather than competing in wafer manufacturing, leveraging its strong automotive and appliance manufacturing base. Through its triple-helix collaboration between government, academia, and industry, Nuevo León is expanding its skilled workforce while investing in cleaner energy infrastructure to support high-tech operations. The state is also streamlining investment through its NLínea platform, reducing business setup times from more than a year to 60 days or less. With growing semiconductor demand driven by automotive, AI, data centers, and electronics industries, Nuevo León is reinforcing its role as a strategic destination for advanced manufacturing and technology investments in North America. SOURCE: MEXICO INDUSTRY

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COAHUILA Coahuila’s Secretary of Economy, Luis Olivares Martínez, confirmed that Governor Manolo Jiménez Salinas will lead a new investment promotion tour to Texas and Washington, D.C., as part of the state’s international economic outreach strategy for the second half of 2026. The trip builds on Coahuila’s continued efforts to strengthen ties with international partners and attract foreign capital, following recent engagement with European counterparts such as the French Embassy earlier in the year. SOURCE: EL SIGLO DE TORREÓN

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GUANAJUATO Guanajuato’s Secretariat of Tourism participated in the XVI Mexico Chapter Congress, coordinating with private-sector representatives and public administration officials to strengthen the state’s meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) industry. The event reinforced confidence among meetings-industry stakeholders in Guanajuato as a business and convention destination, complementing the state’s broader strategy of diversifying its economic base beyond traditional manufacturing investment attraction. SOURCE: GOVERNMENT OF GUANAJUATO

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QUERETARO Querétaro state government strengthened its ties with Washington, D.C. as part of its ongoing efforts to attract foreign investment, with discussions centered on talent development, linkages between companies and academic institutions, promotion of international trade, and the organization of future trade missions and joint projects between the two territories. This engagement builds on Querétaro’s broader push to position itself internationally, following the recent presentation of its Digital Investment Window initiative aimed at reducing the time required to establish a new company in the state. SOURCE: CÓDIGO QRO

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SAN LUIS POTOSI San Luis Potosí state government, through its Secretariat of Economic Development (Sedeco), took part in the “2026 Mexico Business and Investment Seminar” held in Osaka, Japan, alongside the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association, and JETRO. The seminar focused on the ongoing USMCA review process and on investment opportunities in San Luis Potosí, reinforcing the state’s alliance with Japanese industry — already one of its key sources of foreign direct investment in the automotive and manufacturing sectors. SOURCE: QUADRATÍN SAN LUIS POTOSÍ

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Mexico City remained the country’s most active industrial real estate market during the second quarter of 2026, accounting for 97% of industrial leasing activity across the Central region, according to Datoz. Strong demand from e-commerce, logistics, and distribution companies continued to drive space absorption, with the Cuautitlán-Tultitlán-Tepotzotlán (CTT) corridor leading leasing activity and reinforcing the metropolitan area’s role as Mexico’s premier logistics hub. As space availability tightens in established corridors, nearby submarkets such as Huehuetoca-Zumpango are attracting large-scale warehouse developments due to competitive land prices and strategic connectivity with the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA). Despite continued uncertainty surrounding the USMCA review process, Mexico City’s industrial market maintained solid momentum, supported by sustained demand from domestic and international companies expanding their logistics and supply chain operations to serve the country’s largest consumer market.

SOURCE: EL ECONOMISTA

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German ingredients manufacturer Döhler strengthened Mexico’s food manufacturing industry by inaugurating a new production plant in the State of Mexico following an investment of more than MXN 1.2 billion. The facility incorporates proprietary production technology not yet deployed at any other Döhler operation worldwide, enabling the manufacture of higher-value natural ingredients for the global food and beverage industry. The investment reinforces the State of Mexico’s position as a leading food manufacturing hub while expanding Mexico’s capacity to produce specialized ingredients for export to North America, Europe, and Asia. The project also reflects continued confidence in the country’s advanced manufacturing capabilities and supports the development of higher value-added production serving international supply chains.

SOURCE: MEXICO INDUSTRY

INVESTMENT NEWS Northern Mexico GRUPO GIASA (GEMMSA ESTRUCTURAS METÁLICAS) Grupo GIASA, a Coahuila-based company, inaugurated its GEMMSA Estructuras Metálicas plant in Saltillo, Coahuila, a project that required an investment of more than 600 million pesos in its first stage. Described as one of the most modern metal-structures plants in the country, the facility strengthens the industrial capacity of Coahuila’s southeastern region and contributes to job creation and economic development in the area.

Central Mexico NETSHAPE NetShape México, part of U.S.-based Shape Corp., inaugurated a new production plant at the FINSA Industrial Park in Querétaro on July 17, representing an investment of US$13.6 million and creating more than 260 jobs, strengthening its manufacturing capacity to meet automotive-industry demand. The new facility reinforces the company’s position within the North American automotive supply chain.

LS CABLE & SYSTEM MÉXICO / LS EV MÉXICO South Korean companies LS Cable & System México and LS EV México decided to double their planned investment in Querétaro from US$100 million to US$200 million to expand manufacturing capacity and produce cables for electric vehicles, data centers, and power transmission. The project, located in the municipality of Corregidora, contemplates 940 jobs, with operations starting in November 2026. The announcement was made during a meeting between Querétaro’s governor and company executives.

DÖHLER Döhler, a German company dedicated to the production, marketing, and supply of natural ingredients for the food and beverage industry, started up a new production plant in the municipality of Soyaniquilpan, State of Mexico, on July 16. The facility represented an investment of more than 1,200 million pesos. According to the company, the plant incorporates advanced production technology that does not currently exist at other Döhler sites worldwide, and it will serve markets in North America, Europe, the Caribbean, Central America, and Asia, exporting mainly to the United States and Germany. The project has generated more than 200 jobs since construction began. SOURCES: MEXICO INDUSTRY, MEXICO NOW, PLANA MAYOR

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