Critical minerals serve as the backbone of modern technology, indispensable in a vast array of products from mobile phones and solar panels to electric vehicle batteries, medical devices, and defense applications. The Government of Canada acknowledged the importance of critical minerals, identifying 34 minerals and metals on its critical minerals list, found below. Initially introduced in 2021, the list underwent an update in 2024, following consultations with various stakeholders. The 2024 update welcomed three new minerals: High-purity iron — Crucial for green steel production and

At the end of 2021, Mexico was positioned as the fourth largest auto parts manufacturer in the world, according to information from the National Auto Parts Industry ( INA). Our country invoiced more than 94 million dollars in parts. Fourth largest auto parts manufacturer worldwide during 2021, according to the National Auto Parts Industry (INA). During this period, Mexico invoiced 94.778 billion dollars while Germany invoiced 87.224 billion dollars, which places Mexico above Germany. This increase is due to the fact that with the trade agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T

ICE-Agenzia, in collaboration with Confindustria Marmomacchine, is organizing the participation in the collective of Italian companies active in the marble and techno-marble supply chain at Expo Cihac 2022, scheduled for October 12-14, 2022 at the Centro Citibanamex in Mexico City. ICE is an Italian state agency that operates in support of Italy's exports and investments worldwide, in addition to encouraging foreign investment in Italy. Confindustria Marmomacchine is the Italian association of marble, granite and natural stone producers as well as manufacturers of machines, plants and tools

The environmental organization WWF, the World Economic Forum and Algramo announced efforts to transform consumption patterns and reduce plastic pollution in Mexico City (CDMX), through the reuse and refilling of packaging in supermarkets. These measures are part of local, national and global initiatives to fight single-use plastic pollution. The alliance of these three organizations is driven by the Partnership for Green Growth and Global Goals 2030 (P4G), which supports the incubation of innovative social-public-private partnerships to drive sustainable economic growth. The partnership named

By: Ivet Rodríguez The installation of Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz-Infinit plants in Mexico is an opportunity to raise the level of automotive production in the country. However, on the road to premium quality, there are several challenges to overcome, such as the consolidation of a competitive supplier base. Armando Bravo, Director of the Center for the Development of the Automotive Industry in Mexico (Cediam), believes that in the start-up phase of their plants, these companies - with the exception of BMW, which already has a base of 64 suppliers in the country - will be supplied by imports

After commenting that in the last 10 years Mexico has worked on market diversification and that as a result South America, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia represent the second most important market for the automotive sector, after the United States, the Executive President of the National Auto Parts Industry (INA), Óscar Albín Santos referred to this state, which, he said, is attractive for companies not only because of its geographical location, but also because of the quality of the labor force it offers. " It is very eloquent to know that Queretaro, despite the fact that it does not have a