The American firm Kloeckner Metals expanded its presence in Mexico by opening a second headquarters, this time in the state of Querétaro where it invested 40 million dollars to manufacture products for the automotive industry and the supply of metals for other sectors and will generate 200 jobs .

"Kloeckner Metals, on a global basis, views Mexico as a growth engine for our global strategy. That is why I have spent so much time looking to build relationships in Mexico and want to build for what we believe is a new land of opportunities,” said John Ganem, CEO of Kloeckner Metals.

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The new plant will allow it to serve the growing demand from manufacturers of automobiles, HVAC, home appliances, metal forming stampers, and manufacturers of telecommunications and electronics cabinets.

Kloeckner Metals has been operating in the state of Nuevo León for nearly 20 years. And now in Querétaro, said Roberto Mercado Santos, regional general manager of Kloeckner Metals, which is a strategic point for the industry, specifically, for the distribution of steel and metals to the national market.

The company from Querétaro will generate cold-rolled, galvanized and coated steel products, ultra-high-resistance carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel.

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The facility is located in the O'Donnell Phase V Industrial Park, Querétaro Airport, has an area of 84,000 square feet (7,800 square meters) and will benefit from a railway branch dedicated exclusively to the service of Kansas City Southern de México.

According to Marco Antonio Del Prete Tercero, secretary of Sustainable Development of the state, in foreign direct investment the manufacture of metal products registered 63 million dollars in 2022, an annual increase of 162%.

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