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Innovative Italian construction material patented

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Researchers at ENEA - the Italian national agency for new technologies - have patented Bioaermac, an innovative insulating material for construction with multiple potentialities and characteristics that allow it to be exploited in other sectors as well. Bioaermac. In addition to having achieved high levels of thermal and acoustic insulation, resistance to fire and mechanical stimuli, the new insulating material is low cost. The experimentation of Bioaermac has been made possible thanks to the INNCED project (from the initials of "innovation in the use of chemical process waste for the

Italy at Mexico's largest construction trade show

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ICE-Agenzia, in collaboration with Confindustria Marmomacchine, is organizing the participation in the collective of Italian companies active in the marble and techno-marble supply chain at Expo Cihac 2022, scheduled for October 12-14, 2022 at the Centro Citibanamex in Mexico City. ICE is an Italian state agency that operates in support of Italy's exports and investments worldwide, in addition to encouraging foreign investment in Italy. Confindustria Marmomacchine is the Italian association of marble, granite and natural stone producers as well as manufacturers of machines, plants and tools

Ternium will invest $1,000 million dollars to expand its industrial center in Nuevo Leon

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In order to increase production of hot rolling, galvanizing and finishing , Ternium confirmed that it will invest 1 billion dollars to expand its Pesqueria Industrial Center in Nuevo Leon. Italian companies that produce metalworking and manufacturing machinery are a good option as suppliers for this type of company and its industrial sector. This was confirmed by Máximo Vedoya, CEO of the steel company, who stated that the company is in the final stage of launching a new expansion initiative to increase all its production capacities, which will include a second hot rolling mill, a third

Automotive sector - Northern region remains strong

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The northern region ( Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon and Zacatecas) was the area with the second largest number of projects and the first in cumulative investment amount, with US$2,456.6 million (+65.59% vs. 2020), mainly concentrated in the state of Coahuila, which received the largest investment in 2021 with the announcement by General Motors to transform its Ramos Arizpe complex into a production site for electric cars and their components, which represents an investment of at least US$1 billion. Coahuila was also the second largest attractor of projects, with 20 new investments

The Bajío region continues to dominate the domestic automotive industry

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With 62 projects and 1,093.17 million dollars in investments, the Bajío region (Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí) continues to be the automotive zone with the greatest movement and dynamism in the country. In 2021, the Bajío recovered 17,643 jobs and accumulated more than 2.8 million square meters of construction of automotive plants and new industrial park projects for the sector. . Guanajuato maintained its leading position in attracting investment in the sector with US$497.17 million during 2021, although it registered 35% fewer projects than in 2020 (when 40

Guanajuato attracts 497 MDD in automotive sector investments in 2021

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The most recent report from Directorio Automotriz detailed that Guanajuato attracted more than 26 projects for new plants or expansions, making it the state that attracted the most investment in the automotive sector in all of Mexico during 2021. The report details that during the 4Q of 2021, 21 investment projects were received in the sector, coming from 10 countries. Of these, 8 correspond to new investments in industrial plants and 13 to expansions of existing plants. The report details that during the 4Q of 2021, 21 investment projects were received in the sector from 10 countries. It also

Investments in machinery fell in July

MEXICO CITY - In July of this year, Gross Fixed Investment in Mexico, which represents expenditures made on machinery and equipment of domestic and imported origin, as well as construction, fell 0.4 percent compared to the same month in 2012, its third annual rate decline. The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) informed that this result was due to the reduction of 6.6 percent in construction expenses, which totaled eight months of annual rate declines, and to the increase of 11.5 percent in total machinery and equipment, its fourth annual increase. In a press release, the

Holcim Apasco invests $700 million pesos to renew itself

With an investment of 700 million pesos, the cement company Holcim Apasco will change its name to Holcim México and improve its assets. To modify its image and corporate name, the company will allocate 200 million pesos, while it will channel another 500 million pesos to improve its assets, informed Eduardo Kretschemer, CEO of the Mexican construction production sector company, at a press conference. Kretschemer said that the $500 million pesos earmarked for asset renewal will be used to replace equipment in its plants, as well as to improve its operations in order to be more competitive. The

COATECH 2013: Ind. Recubrimientos, Pintura en Polvo, Control de Corrosión

COATech Mexico 2013 in its sixth edition, will be the only national exhibition specialized in powder coating, coatings and corrosion control in which the most important companies in paint application systems, industrial coatings, powder coating booths, recovery equipment, curing ovens, powder collectors, technology for surface handling, industrial washing, corrosion control and prevention, among others, will participate. In addition, three other exhibitions will be held simultaneously, WELDMEX, METALFORM and FABTECH, which will be connected to each other with COATech, allowing all visitors to

Honda increases its investments in Mexico

The Japanese automaker Honda announced Thursday that it will invest $470 million dollars to build its fourth plant in Mexico, which will be located in Celaya, Guanajuato, and will specialize in the production of transmissions. Tetsuo Iwamura, executive vice president of Honda Motor, said the new factory will generate 1,500 direct jobs and will start operations in the second half of 2015. Last year, with an investment of $800 million dollars, the company began the construction of an assembly plant also in Celaya, which will employ 3,200 people in the manufacturing sector when it reaches its