TRADE COMMISSION OF MEXICO
350 S. FIGUEROA ST., SUITE 296
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
TEL. (213) 628-1220 / FAX. (213) 628-8466
E-MAIL: MEXTRADE@EARTHLINK.NET
HOME PAGE: HTTP://WWW.MEXICO-TRADE.COM
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES REPORT
May 10-14
Mexico's most dynamic sectors have been in non-oil related manufactured goods. In fact, manufactured exports currently represent 80% of Mexico's total exports. Likewise, there has been tremendous growth in the number of maquila (assembly) plants, a total of 4,367 as of September 1998. More evidence of Mexico's economic growth is that it has become one of the world's largest clothing exporters, and ranks as the world's 11th largest agriculture producer, 9th mining producer, and 6th natural gas producer. This renewed economic dynamism has created momentum for commercial and direct foreign investment growth, which continued throughout 1998 due to the attractive value of the peso, privatization, modernization of industry and further reductions in import duties for Mexican products under NAFTA. For manufacturers and importers, Mexico represents opportunity for a variety of reasons. It offers competitively priced labor, prolific and qualified technicians, abundant natural resources, raw materials, industrial sites, developed urban areas and a growing infrastructure. Mexico is truly the natural gateway to the vast North American and Latin American markets. Here are some of the current business opportunities we have compiled for your consideration. For more information, please contact us by tel. at (213) 628-1220 or fax. at (213) 628-8466, and refer to the SIMPEX identification number referenced under each listing along with the company name.
Products Available From Mexico
FOOD INDUSTRY
REF: DIEX991005E015
Experienced producer and exporter offers hot sauces, chili peppers, moles, nopales, canned fruits and vegetables and fruit & vegetable juices. Seeks North American clients. HERIMEX, S.A. de C.V., Patricia Reyes, Admin. Director, Tel. (52-5) 5760520 Fax. 5763931 Mexico City.

AUTOMOTIVE AIR FILTERS
REF: DIEX991005E016
Experienced producer and exporter offers automotive air filters. Seeks North American clients. INDUCONTROL, S.A. de C.V., Alberto Simon Kuri, Manager of Sales and Exports, Tel. (52-5) 6945500 Fax. 6940649 Mexico City. E-mail: inducontrol@infoabc.com.

APPAREL INDUSTRY
REF: DIEX991005E019
Subcontract manufacturer offers to produce men's jeans. Variety of styles and colors. High quality. Seeks North American clients. INDUSTRIA MAQUILADORA DE TEHUACAN, S.A. de C.V., Carlos Antonio Moguel, Director General, Tel. (52-427) 23366 Fax. 24712 San Juan del Rio, Queretaro.

METAL FURNITURE
REF: DIEX991005E014
Offers metal furniture: bunk beds. Strict quality control. Seeks N. American clients. GRUPO CAPLE, S.A. de C.V., Jacobo Jajati, General Manager, Tel. (52-597) 41959 Fax. 41860 Chicoloapan, Edo. de Mexico. E-mail: caple@dfl.telmex.net.

LADIES UNDERGARMENTS
REF: CCLA991005E012
Offers ladies panties. High quality. Variety of designs and styles. Seeks North American clients. BONETERA DE PUEBLA SAN JOSE, S.A. de C.V., Hugo Rodriguez, Sales Manager, Tel. (52-22) 457400 Fax. 445113 Puebla, Puebla.

DATES
REF: CCLA0100599E001
Offers fresh and dried dates. High quality and delicious. Seeks North American clients. DATILERA DEL DESIERTO, S.A. de C.V., Rene Lopez, Manager, Tel. (52-65) 524541 Fax. 526363 Mexicali, Baja California. E-mail: luken@sahuaro.mxl.ctys.mx
Web: http://www.datiluken.com/

DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES
REF: DIEX991005E017
Offers glass and wooden decorative ornaments. Seeks N. American clients. ARTISTIC FINISHES, S.A. de C.V., Socorro Patricia Johnstone de la O, Director General, Tel. (52-8) 3752630 Fax. 3752783 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

GLASS HANDICRAFTS
REF: DIEX991005E018
Experienced producer and exporter offers hand crafted glass figures. Seeks North American clients. ARTE Y CREACION SALAZAR, S.A. de C.V., Daniel Salazar, Admin. Manager, Tel. (52-665) 41622 Fax. 41612 Tecate, Baja California.

KITCHEN & BATH CABINETS
REF: DIEX991005E010
Established producer and exporter offers kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Seeks North American clients. COCINAS MAGIC DE MONTERREY, S.A. de C.V., Jorge Alberto Marquez, Sales Manager, Tel. (52-8) 3739004 Fax. 3111469 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

COMPUTER INDUSTRY / AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
REF: CCLA991005E009
Offers printed circuit boards, computer parts, electric transformers, electric harnesses for automobiles and pulleys & cables. Seeks N. American clients. CAMEX DE NOGALES, S.A. de C.V., Jaime Johnston, General Manager, Tel. (52-631) 41664 Fax. 41816 Nogales, Sonora.

LEATHER APPAREL
REF: CCLA991005E001
Experienced producer & exporter offers leather apparel and clothing accessories. Seeks N. American clients. MICHAEL ALLE, S.A. de C.V., Sandra Navarro de Dios, Manager, Tel. (52-47) 130052 Fax. 140974 Leon, Guanajuato.

FABRICS
REF: DIEX991005E006
Offers a variety of fabrics for apparel industry and acrylic carpets. Seeks N. American clients. CIA. INDUSTRIAL TEXTIL DE OCOYOACAC, S.A. de C.V., Isak Haras, General Manager, Tel. (52-728) 76363 Fax. 76362 Ocoyoacac, Edo. de Mexico.

STRAW HATS
REF: CCLA991005E003
Established producer and exporter offers quality made straw hats. Variety of styles. Seeks N. American clients. RAUL ARTURO LEZAMA SAAVEDRA "SOMBREROS PLIEGO", Carlos M. Lezama, Export Manager, Tel. (52-238) 20931 or 1 (800) 849-5918 Fax. 22587 Tehuacan, Puebla.

DECORATIVE ORNAMENTS
REF: DIEX991005E008
Offers glass spheres in a variety of colors. Seeks North American clients. ADORNOS NAVIDENOS, S.A. de C.V., Joaquin Munoz, Sales Director, Tel. (52-5) 80224 Fax. 80265 Tlalnepantla de Baz, Michoacan. E-mail: navidad@infabe.com.

COMPUTER INDUSTRY
REF: DIEX991005E007
Offers personal computers and keyboard spare parts. Seeks North American clients. G.T.E., S.A. de C.V., Moises Sevilla, Director General, Tel. (52-5) 5310877 Fax. 2552595 Mexico City. E-mail: grupodelta@starnet.net.mx.

HAND TOOLS FOR CONSUMER MARKET
REF: DIEX100599E001
Offers a variety of hand tools for domestic use. Seeks N. American clients. EXP. CABRERA, S.A. de C.V., Miriam Llamas, Exports Manager, Tel. (52-3) 8129313 Fax. 8105937 Guadalajara, Jalisco. E-mail: exca@infosel.net.mx.

FURNITURE
REF: DIEX991005E004
Offers rustic wooden furniture & consolidation transportation services from Mexico. Also seeks clients interested in establishing affiliate offices in N. America. ESPACIO MEXICO, Ignacio Plancarte, Director, Tel.(52-49)125270 Fax.125255 Aguas-calientes, Ags. E-mail: spacios@ags1.telmex. net.mx

FURNITURE
REF: CCLA991005E011
Offers a variety of quality made furniture accessories including aluminum and forged iron lamps and parts for chairs. Seeks North American clients. CASTLIGHT DE MEXICO, S.A. de C.V., Douglas L. Lorber, Representative, Tel. (52-88) 128129 Fax. 128399 Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

FABRICS
REF: DIEX991005E005
Offers interlinings to be used by apparel industry. Also offers polyester fabrics. Seeks N. American clients. GRUPO ISSAC, S.A. de C.V., Azael Noe Cisneros, Director, Tel. / Fax. (52-5) 7001515 Mexico City.

VINYL FLOOR TILES
REF: CCLA991005E002
Offers quality made vinyl floor tiles for residential and commercial applications.. Variety of colors & styles. Seeks N. American clients. LOSETAS ASFALTICAS, S.A. de C.V., Antonio N. Kanan, Exports, Tel. (52-5) 6571666 Fax. 6541139 Mexico City. Web:www.vinylasa.com.

Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures,Subcontracting
SHELTER OPERATION SERVICES
REF. CCLA310399A001
Offers shelter operations (sub-set of the Maquiladora Program) in the Guaymas area of the state of Sonora and in Saltillo in the state of Coahuila. Excellent infrastructure & services. OFFSHORE INTER-NATIONAL INC., Richard Kean, Director of Special Projects, Tel. (520) 889-0022 Fax. 573-9316 Tucson, AZ.
Web: www.offshoregroup.com.

BUSINESS SERVICES
REF: CCLA290399A002
Offers business identity, office access and complete executive offices. Ideal for international business firms and executives. Seeks N. American clients. HQ BUSINESS CENTER, S.A. de C.V., Lorena Ricano, Center Manager, Tel. (52-5) 261-4300 Fax. 261-4310 Mexico City E-mail: arcos@hqmexico.com.mx
Web: www.hqmexico.com.mx

SALES & MARKETING SERVICES
REF: CCLA390399A004
Offers sales & marketing services to companies seeking to enter or expand into the Mexican market. L.A. MARKOM DE MEXICO, S.A. de C.V., Eric Lund, General Manager, Tel. (520) 624-4877 in Mexico Tel. (52-5) 545-2627 Fax. (520) 624-4868 Tucson, AZ. E-mail: lam@lamarkom.com
Web: www.lamarkom.com.

LEGAL SERVICES
REF: CCL013499A003
Provides complete legal services for companies doing business with Mexico. CERVANTES, QUIJANO Y GUTIERREZ, S.C., Fernando Cervantes-Guajardo, Partner, Tel. (619) 685-1230 in San Diego and Tel. (52-66) 840563 Fax. 840436 Tijuana, Baja California.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS -
August 2-6, 1999 and
January 24-28, 2000
The International Mexican Gift Show
to be held at the World Trade Center in Mexico City This annual gift show attracts visitors worlwide and will have an extensive selection high quality gifts and unique arts & crafts. Decorative articles include: blown glass items, textiles, apparel, cutlery, stuffed toys, ceramic item, pottery, candles, paintings, pewter items, jewelry, wood and metal accessories, much more. For more details, contact: AMFAR, Tel. (52-5) 564-4564 Fax. 574-9709 E-mail: amfar@amfar.com in Mexico City.
Web: www.amfar.com


August 10-14, 1999 15th annual Mexican Handicraft Exposition
and Trade Fair / XV ENART
to be held at the Centro Cultural
"El Refugio" in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco
This exposition attracts over 10,000 visitors from around the world.
Over 300 exhibitors will showcase a variety of unique handicrafts,
giftware, furniture and decorative accessories.
For more details, contact The Trade Commission of Mexico,
Tel. (213) 628-1220
Fax. (213) 628-8466.
Web: www.enart.com.mx


Surfing the Net with the Trade Commission of Mexico
The Trade Commission of Mexico in Los Angeles, California has launched its homepage on the World Wide Web.The one-stop Mexico Information Center contains publications on all aspects of doing business with Mexico. We also have installed a 24 hour fax system, "Mexico Information Retrieval" (MIR), a hot line where you can retrieve information on how to do business with Mexico via fax . Just call (213) 628-8966.

Homepages:
www.mexico-trade.com
http://mexico.businessline.gob.mx
E-mail:mextrade@earthlink.net