The Japanese company Uchiyama Manufacturing Corporation inaugurated its first plant in the Mexican territory, it will be located in the Central Business Park in Yucatan.

To carry out this opening, the company made an investment of more than 65 million dollars (1,300 million pesos).

Uchiyama Manufacturing Corporation in the state will produce mechanical, static and dynamic seals or gaskets for the automotive industry.

According to the statement, once its maximum capacity is reached, it will be the company's second largest, only behind the one it has in Vietnam.

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During the opening ceremony, Mauricio Vila Dosal, governor of the entity, recalled that as part of his work mission, in 2018 he traveled to Japan and it was there that the letter of intent was signed for the company to settle in the territory; In May 2019, the first stone of the construction was laid.

For his part, Kenzo Uchiyama, president of Uchiyama, affirmed that this corporation trusts Yucatan, for its people and quality of life, aspects that will contribute to the success of this plant.

Due to the complicated times due to the pandemic, the start of operations is a good framework to establish and consolidate strong ties between the Japanese firm and this region.

Uchiyama Manufacturing Corporation is a leading company in the manufacture of these implements for the automotive industry with plants in Japan, Germany, China, Portugal, Paraguay, India, Vietnam and the United States.

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Its main clients are companies from its nation, such as Nissan, Mazda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Subaru, Suzuki, Hino, Yamaha and Honda; others global, among which General Motors and Ford stand out, and are involved in high-end vehicle engines, of the Lexus brand, belonging to Toyota, with a large presence in the American Union.

The new Uchiyama Manufacturing Corporation factory will generate one thousand direct and five thousand indirect jobs in the next five years, in the midst of a local economy that is growing at 8.1%, well above the national average.

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