Mayekawa has expanded its CIVAC industrial city plant in Morelos with an investment of more than US$80 million, creating what it calls the world's largest factory dedicated to industrial compressors. The plant already employs about 450 people and exports 90% of its output.
Atlas Copco announced expansion projects in Apodaca, Nuevo León, including AIM Servicios Administrativos and MEXSO, a sourcing and compressor technique team, strengthening advanced manufacturing and supplier development. The expansion was announced by Governor Samuel García during a visit to Sweden.
Nidec Press & Automation broke ground on an expansion that will quadruple its Queretaro, Mexico service facility, adding 8,600 square meters of production space, with completion expected by end of 2024 and about 40 local hires planned.
Brose will invest MXN 404 million to expand its facility in Colón, Mexico, including acquiring an 800-ton press from Servornechanich for a project with Volvo.
SKF is investing approximately $23 million to move tapered roller bearing manufacturing from China to an existing manufacturing site in Mexico. The move is part of its North American manufacturing consolidation announced September 24, 2020.
The Nidec Press & Automation service center in Queretaro, Mexico is expanding with a new facility to add warehouse space and larger on-site press remanufacturing capability. No value or timing was given.
Nidec Motor Corporation expanded its Monterrey, Mexico manufacturing facility by 60,000 square feet with a $2.3 million investment to increase production capacity for industrial electric motors.
Smurfit Kappa started operating a new containerboard machine PM6 at its Los Reyes paper mill in Tlalnepantla, Mexico, in October 2017, adding about 100,000 tonnes a year of capacity for $62 million.
Treofan is investing USD 45 million in a new 5-layer, 10.4m BOPP orientation line at its Zacapu, Mexico plant, due to start in Q4 2018. The line yields a net capacity increase of about 30,000 tons per year, or 50% of current capacity, as an old 1992 line is mothballed.