Pressure on industrial space is beginning to redefine the logistics decisions of companies in Mexico. In an environment where physical expansion is not always viable—due to cost, availability, or location— optimizing existing space is emerging as one of the most immediate paths to sustaining operations.

In this context, PM STEELE has focused on high-density storage solutions , a strategy that aims to increase installed capacity without altering the physical footprint. This is a significant undertaking: it involves rethinking how companies manage their inventories within already saturated infrastructure.

“The satellite system helps increase storage capacity by 35% to 60%. Therefore, companies can remain in their same physical location and only change their storage system,” explained Manuel Antonio Farías Mejía, Deputy Director of Storage Systems at the firm.

Beyond the discourse of efficiency, the technological advantage lies in its operational versatility. According to the executive, this type of solution allows for handling different loads —from food to products in refrigerated, frozen, or controlled-environment chambers—which expands its reach to industries such as beverage, pharmaceutical, and transportation.

One of the differentiating factors compared to more traditional systems, such as dynamic roller systems, lies in the use of an automated cart for moving cargo . This component, Farías Mejía pointed out, reduces the need for maintenance to occasional interventions. The latest innovation only requires battery and spare parts replacement due to use.

Even so, technological advancement is not seen as a replacement for the human factor, but rather as a complement. “This type of system helps us streamline processes and provide better customer service,” Farías stated, emphasizing that the operation still requires staff interaction.

The challenge, however, lies not only in the availability of solutions, but also in their adoption. “We are currently making progress with companies and industries. We are working to enable small and medium-sized enterprises to embrace this approach of artificial intelligence and automated systems,” he emphasized.

At that point, the lag becomes more evident. Although the incorporation of technology in logistics began to gain traction around seven years ago, implementation continues to face internal resistance. “The tools exist, the companies that offer them exist, but there isn’t freedom on the part of the companies to introduce more automation ,” he acknowledged.

Meanwhile, the company is advancing new developments outside of Mexico City, where it has identified more favorable conditions for installing specialized infrastructure. “ We are investing heavily in self-supporting structures and refrigerated storage facilities . The refrigeration sector is very interested, and we are investing significantly, making approaches to build high-stack cold storage facilities: 20, 30, or 40 meters high,” he explained.

This type of project finds resonance in regions like the Mexican Bajío , where the demand for storage for agricultural products – such as strawberries and cauliflower – requires solutions with greater density and thermal control.

The backdrop to this trend is an expanding market that is pushing for greater efficiency. According to the consulting firm Expert Market Research , the Mexican warehousing and storage market reached an approximate value of US$31.673 billion in 2025 , with a projected compound annual growth rate of 6.70% between 2026 and 2035. In this scenario, space optimization is no longer a tactical option, but a condition for competing.

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The most recent estimations by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (CEPAL) determined that for this year, Mexico will experience a growth of 2.5% in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a assessment that has remained since December 2023 when the Commission adjusted the country’s economic development upwards.

The organization revealed that this year, there will be a slight increase in the growth projection for the economies of the region, averaging 2.1 percent.

The region showing the most dynamism will be the Caribbean (excluding Guyana) with an average advancement of 2.8%, followed by Central America and Mexico at 2.7%, while South America will grow by 1.6 percent.

According to the updated projections, the country with the highest economic growth will be Guyana with 34.3%, while the economy with the highest downward trend will be Argentina with a contraction of 3.1%.

“The expected expansion for the region in 2024 remains on the path of low economic growth observed in recent years, and the major challenge is how to move towards higher, dynamic, and inclusive growth,” stated ECLAC.

The region faces a complex international scenario, mainly due to the low growth of economic activity and global trade below historical averages. This is compounded by high interest rates in developed countries, resulting in higher financing costs for emerging countries, including the Latin America and the Caribbean region.

“On the domestic front, the downward trend in inflation has provided room for central banks in several countries to implement decreases in their policy interest rates, from which a favorable impact on economic activity could be expected,” detailed ECLAC.

The Commission indicated that this year global markets will be marked by several risk factors. Starting with the growing geopolitical tensions that are pushing the world towards a reconfiguration of value chains.

“Additionally, there is the risk that increases in commodity prices may delay policy interest rate cuts by major central banks, with negative effects on global economic growth. Along with the above, if interest rates remain high for longer, vulnerabilities could increase further due to debt burdens in several emerging and developing economies, as well as the vulnerability of the financial sector in developed countries,” noted ECLAC.

The United Nations agency communicated that Latin America and the Caribbean are in a development crisis characterized by three mutually reinforcing traps: a low-growth trap, a high-inequality and low social mobility trap, and a low institutional capacity and ineffective governance trap. It explained that this conditions and limits the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and, therefore, the achievement of inclusive social development.

It specified that to stimulate growth, countries in the region need to increase their productivity and allocate greater resources for the development of physical and human capital. However, it emphasized that resources should be directed towards the adoption of new technologies, as well as “promoting cluster initiatives and good business practices, fostering deep improvements in the capital accumulation process, and properly leveraging the social and environmental capital of economies.”

ECLAC determined that it is necessary for the region to invest in critical areas to increase productivity, such as infrastructure, telecommunications, digitalization, research and development. As well as significant improvements in health programs, “and an adaptation of educational systems to respond to the changes that digitalization and automation entail for labor markets,” it assured.

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