QUERÉTATO, QRO.- Finsa announced that at the end of this year it will have 26 industrial parks in the country , since during the rest of 2024 it will carry out another investment for the construction of two more facilities, in the center and in the Bajío, growth driven by the relocation of production lines ( nearshoring ) and logistics.
“We have others developed that we will soon announce, at least two. No (in the north), they are very similar sizes to what we are doing in Querétaro. A standard-sized park would be 60 hectares and a large one could be up to 150 hectares,” said Albertina Leal, vice president of Communication and Corporate Strategy of the firm.
He explained that this new infrastructure will be aimed at sectors such as semiconductors, electronics, and data centers, to name a few.
Without revealing investment figures, he highlighted that this growth is driven by nearshoring and logistics, the latter due to its development that it has registered in the last five years, “one of these its vocation is more logistical.”
“Of 100% of our clients, 85% are foreigners and of these, all of them are dedicated to export,” he indicated in an interview after a tour of his Querétaro III industrial park.
Héctor Salas, Commercial Director of Finsa Bajío, commented that in the case of this area, it has a competitive workforce , logistical connectivity and proximity to ports, it also has several automotive assembly plants and other types of final delivery products such as trucks. or tractors.
In this sense, he considered the promise that the next federal administration aims to build 100 industrial parks as a “very aggressive goal.”
“Yes, it is possible, it is reasonable and you have to check the size, investment, product such as industrial parks, automotive parks, just in time, there is a lot of variety. It is a goal that implies that we have to work together, government and private initiative, and with the government’s willingness, you are already making very substantial progress in their willingness to help, you have to look at the details,” he said.
Regarding problems with the supply of water and energy, he said that the company is aware of the environmental issue and does not promote high consumption projects.
Regarding the interest in the south-southeast of Mexico, he commented that they are already “turning” to see that region, and assured that the interoceanic corridor is a good project, since the country needs a more comprehensive development, although it requires time and resources, “the idea is good, we have to balance Mexico more but we have to see the times.”
He mentioned that there are currently expensive markets with little energy, so “the logical path is to go where there is infrastructure and if the government manages to put what we need, we would see it, but we have to develop all those supply chains throughout the year.” isthmus”.
Likewise, he explained that the Mexico-Querétaro-Guadalajara train announced by Claudia Sheinbaum, virtual president-elect, will benefit the industry in infrastructure and labor.
“With a fast transportation route, there is no staff turnover, there is a better quality of life. The company would be more efficient, it will have quality response, faster and cheaper freight, greater security, not only for the company but for the entire productive ecosystem,” he said.
After the elections on July 2, Finsa conducted a survey of 79 clients and among the results it was found that they are seeing a stable, strong country that has counterweights.
Foreign companies live in the Finsa Querétaro III industrial park, including Dongkuk Steel, Kostal, TE Connectivity, and Abbott, who have promoted nearshoring .
Héctor Salas stated that Querétaro is one of the key production centers and that competes with Guanajuato, Aguascalientes and Guadalajara, it is “one of the top markets in the country like the northern part, but with four million square meters and a growth of 6% and an existing availability for projects that need to arrive on time.”
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