More foreign
capital investments are expected for Celaya, mainly finishing the attraction of
big companies, as before the arrival of Bosch to the region it is expected that
more companies dedicated to technology are settled in this area.
Thus, was
announced by Adiel Augusto Ramos Horta, director of Economic Development in
Celaya, who said that a rebound is expected for the agri- food sector on important
investment, as the type TIF slaughterhouse was rehabilitated, the first one on
its kind in Guanajuato with the investment of a Japanese company.
Likewise, he
noted that they will be working with the ferroferico
project, as the project is planned to be finished in 2019.
“We are mainly
seeking to strength the local market, because with all these investments we are
sure that medium and small companies of the municipalities will seek a way to
approach all these sectors,” he noted.
Regarding the
automotive sector, he referred that Celaya is a referent regarding auto-parts
exports, as it has a 40 % participation on the total of exports in the city,
followed by the home appliances sector with 6 %, agroindustry with 6 % and the
rest is occupied by sectors such as services and electronics. He added that at the moment the scenario from
job generation is favorable, provided that this is benefited by the diversified
economy that Celaya has.
“The city has a
high potential for the development of local commerce and the attraction of
manufacturing industrial activities of higher added value, we are working for
companies knowing their opportunity areas and be able to appear as direct
suppliers,” he explained.
He noted that
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimations of Celaya, represents 11.5 % of the
0.48 % national; what has increased in function of the development from solid
and well-integrated productive chains mainly in the manufacturing sector, what
has a growth projection in the upcoming years.
Likewise, he
restated that companies that have showed more interest in the municipality are
those related with the automotive, metallurgy, food, plastic injections and
logistics sectors, as they have had meetings and job agendas with companies
from Spain, Japan, Korea, the United States, Germany, India, China, Mexico,
among others.
