The plastic industry in Puebla (Mexico) is made up of 180 companies, of which 80% have a high dependence on the automotive sector, while the rest of the factories have stagnated by not innovating in products because they do not acquire new technologies, Said the general director of the Poblana Association of the Plastic Industry, Enrique Suárez Ortega.

He also said that, despite this, the entity remains in the fifth national place of production; However, it has not had a change in its value, since it is 6 % with respect to 9 % national, this during 2016.

The type of plastic auto parts that are manufactured in this entity are, moldings, engine covers, panels, gasoline tanks, handles, water, oil and gas tanks, among other parts, which are components of high demand among the auto parts companies.

He stressed that the other entities with this activity are the State of Mexico, Mexico City, Nuevo León and Guadalajara, which together with Puebla concentrate 50 % of production. This activity represents 3 % of the manufacturing sector in the national Gross Domestic Product.

He emphasized that in the poblano territory 8.500 jobs are generated and 150.000 national jobs are generated at the national level.

High demand
Suárez Ortega said that while transnational corporations as automotive suppliers based in other states of the country have strengthened their infrastructure, the case of those that are in Puebla territory make few investments, a situation that is reflected in that they cannot take more production from the demanded. Therefore, the firms look for components in other entities.

With regard to those who make other types of plastic products, he mentioned that they have the opportunity to outstand if they invest in durable goods, such as buckets, bottles, packaging, packaging, among others. Therefore, for this they require a development process to reach A level of maturity and improvement in internal quality, which have only achieved some with capital injection to acquire new equipment.

He explained that the companies that are not linked to the automotive sector have 10-year-old machinery, which will not allow them to diversify their market, so they need to renew it through credits.

Source: El Economista (Mexico)
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