Mergon inaugurates plant in Coahuila and announces expansion of operations

With the aim of increasing its production capacity and serving the North American market, Mergon, a company of Irish origin, inaugurated its plant in Coahuila, the first in Mexico.

The complex, specialized in the manufacture of components for the automotive industry, represented an investment of 15 million dollars and will be located in Parque Industrial 360 in the municipality of Ramos Arizpe, will have a territorial extension of 5,300 square meters and will generate 100 jobs. directly.

Pat Beirne, CEO of the firm, shared that the line of business of the plant is the production of plastic components for the automotive industry , with BMW being one of its main clients.

Likewise, he announced that in the short term they will have an expansion in their operations to consolidate their presence in the state.

“We want to announce that very soon we will have an expansion in our activities. Coahuila is a place that offers good treatment, coordination, qualified labor, security, and a good quality of life. With these factors it was easy to decide on this place to stay”, commented the manager.

The company has an important track record in the manufacturing industry, since since its foundation in 1981 it has expanded its quality by adding six plants in various parts of the world in countries such as China, the United States, Ireland, the Czech Republic and Mexico.

The manager of the brand said that worldwide they employ 1,200 people ; however, their main operations are in the UK, as this has allowed them to expand their product range.

“Our perspectives are set so that in the medium term we can be an important commercial partner of different companies in the United States. That will benefit our business, which will surely continue to be in this country”, concluded Pat Beirne.

Miguel Ángel Riquelme Solís, governor of Coahuila, said that they will continue collaborating so that Ireland continues to turn to see Mexico and to see Coahuila.

"I hope that Mergon, if it plans to expand its operations, will do so in Coahuila, which is why we will always be working to improve our infrastructure, conditions, labor peace that the entity has, which is part of the rule of law; that is, , of the confidence that any investor must have to bet on a state,” he said.

Present at the inauguration of the Mergon plant were Maeve von Heynitz, Irish ambassador to Mexico; Edna Dávalos Elizondo, local deputy; Claudio Bres Garza, Secretary of the Economy of Coahuila; Nazira Zogbi Castro, Secretary of Labor; Manuel González Zozaya, from Parque Industrial 360; and Alejandro González, manager of the plant in Ramos Arizpe, among others.