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Trade Commission of Mexico Newsletter July / August 2003
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DESALINIZATION PLANT NEARS
COMPLETION IN SONORA, MEXICO
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CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE
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UNITED STATES- MEXICO PARTNERSHIP FOR PROSPERITY FRAMEWORK
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The construction of the first desalinization plant in the Mexican state of Sonora is nearing completion at the Tucson, Arizona-based Offshore Group's Bellavista Industrial Park in Empalme.
Empalme is located on the Gulf of California's Sonora coast. When the facility is operational it will supply 75,000 gallons/day of water for industrial use to The Offshore Group's manufacturing firm clientele. The company is the largest provider of comprehensive industrial support (shelter) services in Mexico to firms in the automotive, aerospace, medical device, optics and electronics industries. The desalinization plant is being built by Vivendi Universal's US Filter division.
HP IN JALISCO
Hewlett Packard has four subcontracted service centers throughout the world, one of which is in the state of Jalisco where the Asci Company develops software and firmware for printers, copy machines, monitors, and diagnostic machines. "Here in Mexico we are the leaders in the area of Firmware, which is software attached to chips, and currently we are working on more than 15 different projects with Hewlett Packard," explained the general director of Asci, Genaro Fernandez.
The relationship between the companies continued growing, and HP finally selected Asci to provide research and development services. Although there are over 100 software companies in Jalisco, Asci has found a niche, making it unique among its competitors.
SOURCE: WWW.MAQUILAPORTAL.COM
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the Department of the Economy signed an agreement to work together to develop more solid commercial ties to boost trade and joint investments among Mexican and U.S. small and medium-sized enterprises.
· Mexico's central bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve announced the creation of an automated clearing house for financial transactions between the two countries. The International Electronic Funds Transfer System will speed transfers between the two countries and is expected to cut the costs of financial transactions to less than one dollar.
· The U.S. Bank and the National Savings and Financial Services Bank (BANSEFI) announced a new low-cost service for the transfer of funds from the United States to Mexico's rural communities.
· The U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced plans to support feasibility and assistance studies for infrastructure projects in Mexico, including the expansion of Ciudad Obregón airport, the architecture of intelligent transportation systems, and support for Mexico's Federal Competition Commission.
· It was agreed to explore a program of United States volunteers, mainly aimed at the high-technology sector, to work with the National Science and Technology Council (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología - CONACYT) in the development of Mexico's small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as in the fields of science and technology, and science and development.
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· CONACYT signed agreements with the universities of Arizona, California, Georgetown, Iowa, and Texas to give Mexican students scholarship opportunities, to promote instructor and researcher exchange programs, and to cooperate with joint promotion and research programs.
· The U.S. and Mexico announced the launch of a prize for corporate social responsibility, the "Good Partner Award", to recognize the private sector's contribution to Mexico's economic and social development.
· USAID announced plans to work together in the promotion of the use of lead-free materials in the creation of Mexican ceramic handicrafts.
· USAID, together with the Mexican government, announced plans to create new alliances and partnerships among Mexican and United States universities.
· The International Fogarty Center, an agency of the U. S. National Institute of Health, and CONACYT announced plans to strengthen cooperation and research in biomedical sciences such as infectious diseases, mother and child health, and other medical areas.
· Pharmaceutical company Merck, Inc. presented an initiative to identify and train Mexican scientists and contribute to a program of innovation through dialogue among Mexican and United States leaders. The Merck project will include the National Institute of Genomic Medicine, the Foundation of the Americas, and the Council for Competitiveness.
SOURCE: WWW.MAQUILAPORTAL.COM
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