Breeding success in Monterrey: Mexico's industrial powerhouse provides an end market for many secondary commodities. (2002 Latin-American MArkets Supplement).Just as New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Cleveland had the Rockefellers and Pittsburgh the Carnegies, the city of Monterrey has the Garza-Sada family. The family has left its imprint on industry, education and city life. Today, Monterrey, the capital city of the state of Nuevo Leon, is considered the industrial epicenter of Mexico. This is due in part to the presence of approximately ten thousand industries of different specialties that operate in the state: steel, chemical products, equipment and machinery, food production, beer, tobacco, glass, cement and other categories. During the 20th, century, Monterrey was known internationally as one of the world's top beer producers. In fact, many of Monterrey's early and current industries are spin-offs of the beer business founded by the Garza-Sadas. For instance, glass bottles, steel and board manufacturing were and still are associated with beer. The industrial destiny of Monterrey emerged more than 100 years ago. Infrastructure projects have been a steady effort to respond to new opportunities in manufacturing. Recently, the United Nations Economic Development Conference was proudly and successfully hosted by the city of Monterrey. The city's efficient transportation, modern highways, telecommunications, world-class educational institutions such as Monterrey Institute of Technology, (Mexico's equivalent to MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology ), have been steadily developed for more than a century as part of the city's industrial infrastructure. As a result of NAFTA NAFTA in full North American Free Trade Agreement Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's , economic integration has increased at a fast rate. Monterrey has much to gain from it. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Fortune magazine ranking of best foreign cities in which to conduct business, Monterrey is the leading Latin Americancity. The 3.5 million people in its metropolitan area are just 125 miles from the Texas border. Texas is Mexico's largest state trading partner, with more than $50 billion dollars in business activity being transacted across the border. THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS Monterrey-based companies are leaders in important industrial sectors of the Mexican economy. These companies' shares in many industries are predominant: 75 percent of the national production of glass containers, 60 percent of cement production and artificial and synthetic fibers Noun 1. synthetic fiber - fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes man-made fiber fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn acrylic, acrylic fiber - polymerized from acrylonitrile , 50 percent of beer and ceramics production, and 25 percent of the national production of raw steel. Among the Monterrey-based industrial leaders are the following: GRUPO IMSA IMSA Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy IMSA International Motor Sports Association IMSA Insurance Marketplace Standards Association IMSA International Municipal Signal Association IMSA Illinois Mini Storage Association IMSA Institute of Marine Safety Auditors . IMSA, which came into existence in 1936, is an international diversified company diversified company A company engaged in varied business operations not directly related to one another. A diversified company is less likely to suffer either a collapse or a spectacular gain in earnings compared with a firm concentrating its operations in a that operates in four core businesses: steel processed products; automotive batteries and related products; aluminum and related products; and construction and related products. The company is the largest battery manufacturer in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and the sixth largest in the world. It supplies original equipment to Ford, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hyundai, BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , Mercedes Benz Mercedes Benz expensive automobile and status symbol. [Trademarks: Crowley Trade, 368] See : Luxury , Scania, Navistar, Kenworth, Honda, GM and Volvo, among other car and truck manufacturers. Also, IMSA is a leading recycler of automobile batteries. During 2001 IMSA had sales of approximately $2.3 billion, employing 16,373 people. HYLSAMEX. One of the most important steel companies in Mexico, Hylsamex produces several types of steel and operates a steel service center. In 2001, Hylsamex generated revenue of U.S. $1.2 billion and employed nearly 6,000 workers. COPAMEX COPAMEX Compania Papelera Mexicana . Copamex is one of the leading Mexican manufacturers of paper products. The company is the biggest producer of de-inked pulp De-inked pulp is recycled paper which has been processed by chemicals, thus removing ink and other unwanted elements. The pulp is then used (often in a combination with newly produced pulp) to produce paper. and one of the largest collectors and consumers of secondary fibers for recycling. Copamex produces Kraft paper for multi-wall sacks, tissue paper, bond paper, specialty papers, feminine hygiene Feminine hygiene is a general term used to describe products used by women during menstruation, vaginal discharge, and other bodily functions related to the vulva. Sanitary Towels (also known as maxi-pads or napkins), pantiliners, tampons, and feminine wipes are the major products and adult incontinence products for domestic and international markets. VITRO, S.A. DE C.V. A leading importer of glass cullet cul·let n. Scraps of broken or waste glass gathered for remelting, especially with new material. [Probably alteration of collet, neck of glass left on the blowing iron, from French, from the U.S. and Europe, the company was founded in 1909 in Monterrey. Vitro's subsidiaries have facilities and distribution centers in seven countries, located in North, Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe, and export to more than 70 countries worldwide. It is one of the world's top glass producers. It serves multiple product markets, including construction and automotive glass; fiberglass; food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , wine, liquor, cosmetics and pharmaceutical glass containers; glassware plus plastic and aluminum containers. NEMAK S.A. A joint venture between Grupo Alfa and Ford Motor Co., Nemak operates the largest cylinder head and engine block casting facility in the Americas. Recently, Nemak and Irving, Texas-based IMCO In my considered opinion." See digispeak. Recycling partnered to build a new processing plant. The joint venture is planning to equip the Monterrey plant with molten metal delivery capability. The new facility is projected to be completed before year's end. IMCO is one of the world's largest recyclers of scrap aluminum and zinc. Current Nemak production stands at 12.4 million cylinders heads and 1.5 million engine blocks. ZINC NACIONAL S Nacional is the Spanish and Portuguese word for national. It can refer to: Sports
SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING As is the case with many Mexican cities, Monterrey has been confronted with the challenges of managing urban refuse and solid waste. It is estimated that close to 4,000 metric tons of solid waste are generated daily in the Monterrey metropolitan area The Monterrey metropolitan area refers to the conurbation around the city of Monterrey, officially called Area Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Monterrey or AMM. The Monterrey metropolitan area is composed of the municipalities/cities of:
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" . During the June 1998 U.S.-Mexico Border State Governors' Summit, an initiative was developed to enhance and support the recycling industry. Later the same year, the State of Nuevo Leon Recycling Coalition came into existence. The coalition is made up of more than 300 companies and institutions. The membership is comprised mainly of companies such as Vitro, Nemak, Copamex, Simeprodeso, Cepasel, Propasa, Smurfit, Titan, Grupo Simplex, Reciclajes de Monterrey, plus government agencies and collectors and processors of recycled materials. According to the Recycling Coalition, all combined imported and domestic scrap consumed in Monterrey in 2001 amounted to more than 1.6 million metric tons. In many ways, compared with other Mexican cities, Monterrey is in a league of its own. Well-designed urban and industry incentives have made significant in-roads, and it is a city that quickly adapts to change. With only 4 percent of the total population of Mexico, Monterrey is responsible for approximately 10 percent of Mexico's GDP GDP (guanosine diphosphate): see guanine. , and it does so with a business culture similar to that of the U.S. MONTERRERY SCRAP CONSUMPTION 2001 Commodity Imported Scrap * Local Scrap Collected * Paper 784,750 156,950 Glass 273,750 54,750 Aluminum 127,750 25,550 Metals 109,500 21,900 Plastics 54,750 10,950 Others 36,500 7,300 Total 1,387,000 277,400 * Metric Tons Source: Recycling Coalition, 2001 (Carlos A. Rovelo is an appointed member of US Department of Commerce Export Advisory Council, The United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce "Bi-national Blueprint for Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union Committee" and The Mexican Recycling Association Board of Directors. His email is crovelo@aol.com.) MONTERREY Cultiva El Exito El Motor Industrial de Mexico Representa un Mercado Final Para Muchos Productos Secundarios. POR POR problem-oriented record. POR abbr. problem-oriented record POR Problem-Oriented Record. CARLOS A. ROVELO Igual que Nueva York y Cleveland tuvieron a sus Rockefeller y Pittsburgh sus Carnegie, en la ciudad de Monterrey esta la familia This article is about the Polish political party. For other uses, see Familia (disambiguation). Familia ("The Family," from the Romain familia Garza Sada. Esta familia dejo su huella en la industria, educacion y vida de la ciudad. Actualmente, a Monterrey, capital del estado de Nuevo Leon, se le considera el epicentro industrial de Mexico. Esto se debe, en parte, a la presencia de aproximadamente diez mil industrias de distintas especialidades en el estado: siderurgica, de productos quimicos, de equipo y maquinaria, de produccion de alimentos, cervecero, tabacalera, de vidrio y de cemento, entro otras. Durante el siglo El Siglo is a Chilean weekly that is the official organ of the Chilean Communist Party's Central Committee. It was founded as newspaper on August 31, 1940. On July 14, 1948 it was closed down as consequence of the anti-communist Defense of Democracy Law. XX, a Monterrey se le conocia internacionalmente como uno de los productores lideres de cervesa del mundo. De hecho, muchas de las primeras y actuales industrias de Monterrey se derivaron del negocio cervecero que fundaron los Garza Sada. Por ejemplo, la manufactura de botellas de vidro, acero y carton estaba relacionada, y lo sigue estando, con la cerveza. Monterrey, como destino industrial, emergio hace mas de 100 anos. Los proyectos de infrastructura se han construido en un esfuerzo constante por responder a nuevas oportunidades de manufactura. Recientemente, Monterrey fue la digna y exitosa sede de la Conferencia sobre Desarrollo Economico de las Naciones Unidas. La eficiencia de su transporte, la modernidad de sus carreteras y telecomunicaciones, asi como sus instituciones educativas de talla mundial--por ejemplo, el Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, el equivalente en Mexico del MIT (Massachusetts lnstitute of Technology)--se han venido cultivando constantemente por mas de un siglo como parte de la infraestructura industrial de la ciudad. La integracion economica aumento rapidamente como consecuencia del Tratado de Libre Comercio de America del Norte Del Norte can refer to multiple things:
LOS LIDERES EN MANUFACTURA Las empresas basadas en Monterrey son lideres en sectores industriales importantes de la economia mexicana. En gran cantidad de industrias, la participacion en el mercado de estas empresas es predominante: 75% de la produccion nacional de envases de vidrio, 60% de la produccion de cemento y fibras artificiales y sinteticas, 50% de la produccion de cerveza, asi como de ceramica, y 25% de la produccion nacional de acero en crudo. Entre los lideres industriales con sede en Monterrey se encuentran los siguientes: GRUPO IMSA. IMSA, fundada en 1936, es una empresa diversificada internacionalmente con actividades en cuatro cuat·ro n. pl. cuat·ros A small guitarlike instrument of Latin America, usually having four or five pairs of strings. [Spanish, from Latin quattuor, four; see quatrain.] areas comerciales basicas: productos de acero procesados; baterias automotrices y productos conexos; aluminio y productos conexos y construccion y productos conexos. Esta empresa es el fabricante mas grande de baterias en Latinoamerica y el sexto en el mundo El Mundo can refer to:
Situated in the barrio of Guindalera in the district of Salamanca, it was inaugurated on June 17, 1931. It has a seating capacity of 25,000 and is regarded as the home of bullfighting in Spain and arguably in the world. de IMSA ascendieron a aproximadamente US$2.3 mil millones y proporciono empleo a 16,373 personas. HYLSAMEX. Una de las empresas de acero mas importante de Mexico, Hylsamex se dedica a la produccion de productos de acero plano, alambron y varilla, laminas de acero recubiertas y pintadas, paneles aislados, sistemas de construccion, asi como a la operacion de un centro de servicio de siderurgia y el desarrollo y la comercializacion de tecnologia para la transformacion de acero de su propiedad. En 2001, Hylsamex genero ingresos de US $1.2 mil millones y empleo a casi 6,000 trabajadores. COPAMEX. Copamex es uno de los principales fabricantes mexicanos de productos de papel. Esta empresa es el mayor productor de pulpa destintada y uno de los mayores recolectores y consumidores de fibras secundarias para el reciclaje. Copamex produce, para mercados tanto Tanto may refer to several things. Please see:
VITRO, S.A. DE C.V. Un importador lider de pedazos de vidrio fracturado de Estados Unidos y Europa, la empresa se fundo en 1909 en Monterrey. Las subsidiarias de Vitro tienen instalaciones y centros de distribucion en siete paises, localizados en Norte, Centro y Sudamerica y Europa y exportan a mas de 70 paises. Es uno de los principales fabricantes de productos de vidrio en el mundo. Vitro es un protagonista importante en tres negocios: vidrio plano, envases de vidrio y cristaleria. Las empresas de Vitro atienden multiples mercados, con diversos productos incluyendo vidrio arquitectonico y automotriz, fibra de vidrio, envases para alimentos, bebidas, vinos, licores, cosmeticos y farmaceuticos: articulos de vidrio para el segmento industrial y el del consumidor final; envases de plastico y latas de aluminio. Las empresas de Vitro tambien producen ciertas materias primas y fabrican maquinaria y equipo para uso industrial. NEMAKS.A. Una coinversion del Grupo Alfa y la Ford Motor Company, Nemak opera las instalaciones de produccion de cabezas y monoblocks de aluminio automotrices mas grandes de America. Recientemente, Nemak e IMCO Recycling, con base en Irving, Texas Irving (pronounced 'er-ving') is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to , aunaron sus esfuerzos para construir una nueva planta planta /plan·ta/ (plan´tah) the sole of the foot. plan·ta n. pl. plan·tae The sole. de procesamiento. La coinversion planea dotar a la planta de Monterrey con capacidades de suministro de metal fundido. En las nuevas instalaciones se usaran hornos de reciclaje de propiedad de las operaciones estadounidenses de IMCO. La finalizacion de la planta se proyecta para antes del final de ano. IMCO es uno de los mayores recicladores de desperdicio de aluminio y zinc del mundo. Nemak actualmente produce 12.4 millones de cabezas y 1.5 millones de monoblocks, lo cual la situa entre las fundidoras de componentes de aluminio automotrices mas grandes del mundo. Zinc Nacional S.A. Fundada en 1952, Zinc Nacional es una empresa privada 100% mexicana dedicada a la produccion de oxido de zinc, sulfato de zinc y polvo de zinc. La materia prima de la compania consiste en zinc metalico y minerales de zinc extraidos de minas Minas may refer to:
DESECHO SOLIDO Y RECICLAJE Como es el caso de gran cantidad de ciudades mexicanas, Monterrey se ha enfrentado a los retos que representa manejar el desecho solido y los desperdicios urbanos. Se calcula que cerca de 4,000 toneladas metricas de desecho solido se generan diariamente en el area metropolitana de Monterrey. La generacion per capita de desperdicios urbanos es aproximadamente mas de 1 kilogramo (2 libras) por persona al dia, con un promedio de contenido organico de alrededor del 45%. De todo el desecho solido generado, solo aproximadamente el 82% se recolecta y menos del 20% se desecha en condiciones sanitarias. Tan solo hace un par de decadas, la ciudad se enfrentaba a la carencia de una infraestructura adecuada de disposicion final y tratamiento de desechos. El apoyo financiero a niveles estatal y municipal era insuficiente. Y lo que es mas, con el crecimiento sostenido de la poblacion, la alta tasa de migracion rural a centros urbanos y el creciente grado de industrializacion y patrones nuevos de consumo, Monterrey se enfrentaba ante el dificil reto de planear para su futuro. Actualmente, el relleno Simeprodeso, de propiedad estatal, es responsable de la disposicion final de 3,800 toneladas de desecho solido diarias. El Banco El Banco (literally meaning River bank in Spanish) is a Colombian Municipality and town located in the southern most part of the Department of Magdalena by the Magdalena River. References Ademas, en forma organizada, Vitro y Nemak, basadas en Monterrey, se han aunado a los esfuerzos municipales y estatales de reciclaje suministrando capital para expandir las operaciones de reciclaje de Simeprodeso. A cambio, dichas empresas recibiran y pagaran por los materiales recuperados que utilicen en su proceso de manufactura. En la Cumbre La Cumbre (Spanish: "the peak") is the name of several places.
Los integrantes de dicha coalicion son principalmente empresas con sede en Monterrey como Vitro, Nemak, Copamex, Simeprodeso, Cepasel, Propasa, Smurfit, Titan, Grupo Simplex, oficinas del gobierno y recolectores y procesadores de materiales reciclados, entre otros. Segun la Coalicion, durante el ano 2001 en Monterrey se consumio un total de mas de 1.6 millones de toneladas metricas de desecho nacional e importado combinado. En muchas formas, en comparacion con otras ciudades mexicanas, Monterrey esta a otro nivel. Su progreso ha sido considerable debido a los incentivos industriales y urbanos debidamente disenados. Se trata de una ciudad que se adapta al cambio con rapidez, pero cuya industria madura rapidamente. Su gobierno local enfatiza el apoyo continuo continuo or basso continuo In Baroque music, a special subgroup of an instrumental ensemble. It consists of two instruments reading the same part: a bass instrument, such as a cello or bassoon, and a chordal instrument, most often a harpsichord but sometimes de empresarios y continua con·tin·u·a n. A plural of continuum. invirtiendo en capital intelectual. Con tan solo el 4 por ciento de la poblacion total de Mexico, Monterrey es responsable por aproximadamente el 10 por ciento del PIB See NIST binary. de Mexico, lo cual logra con una cultura comercial y empresarial similar a la de Estados Unidos. CONSUMO DE DESECHO DE MONTERREY EN 2001 (CIFRAS ANUALES) Producto Desecho Importado * Desperdicio Local Recolectado * Papel 784,750 156,950 Vidrio 273,750 54,750 Aluminio 127,750 25,550 Metales 109,500 21,900 Plasticos 54,750 10,950 Otros 36,500 7,300 Total 1,387,000 277,400 * Metric Tons Source: Recycling Coalition, 2001 (Carlos A. Rovelo es integrante por nombramiento del Consejo Asesor de Exportacion del Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos, del "Comite Binacional para la Creacion de Planos para un Desarrollo Sostenible" de la Camara de Comercio de Mexico-Estados Unidos y del Consejo Directivo de la Asociacion Mexicana de Recicladores. Su direccion de correo electronico es crovelo@aol.com.) |
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