The review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) represents an opportunity to consolidate the competitiveness of the country’s industrial infrastructure, stated the Mexican Association of Private Industrial Parks (AMPIP) , highlighting that Mexico faces a new stage marked by more selective trade, more strategic investments, and a growing demand for ready-to-operate infrastructure.
The association echoed the reflections shared by Ildefonso Guajardo, former Secretary of Economy and Mexico’s chief negotiator for the USMCA, during a conference with AMPIP members. He noted that the world has moved beyond an era in which production chains were designed solely based on costs . Now, he explained, investment decisions incorporate elements such as resilience, national security, and the ability to operate in reliable regions.
“The pandemic taught us a lesson: we are not only going to look for models of maximum efficiency in operating costs, but also resilience in value chains,” Guajardo stated.
The former official emphasized that regional integration will continue to be a determining factor for the country’s competitiveness. “The future lies in strengthening integration ,” he stated.
For AMPIP, this view aligns with the recent evolution of the industrial real estate market. In a presentation published in its digital Think Tank library, the association points out that demand for industrial space remains strong, but now requires conditions such as availability of energy, water, security, connectivity, and operational certainty.
Currently, AMPIP members comprise a network of more than 477 industrial parks operating in 28 states of the country, with more than 85 million square meters of industrial surface, more than four thousand companies installed and around 3.7 million jobs linked to their operations.
The association has also identified 103 industrial parks under construction , reflecting Mexico’s continued expansion of its capacity to receive new investments, production expansions, and higher value-added logistics operations.
The productive relationship between Mexico and the United States is also reflected in the composition of the tenants of these complexes, since 44% of the companies installed in industrial parks affiliated with AMPIP are of US origin , an indicator of the depth of integration between both countries.
Guajardo warned that Mexico must avoid short-term decisions that affect its competitiveness, noting that industrial projects are built with a long-term vision.
“This is a medium- and long-term game,” he noted.
In anticipation of the upcoming review of the USMCA, AMPIP believes it is necessary to strengthen factors such as the availability of reliable energy, water security, connectivity, logistics infrastructure, security, talent, administrative simplification, and regulatory certainty.
The association reiterated that industrial parks represent a key destination for productive investments and constitute a crucial platform for transforming trade integration into employment, exports, regional development, and greater competitiveness for Mexico. In this context, it emphasized that the challenge lies in ensuring the country has the necessary infrastructure to fully capitalize on the new industrial phase in North America.
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