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Mexico City, Mexico.  According to the Office of Euskadi in Mexico, these seven businesses are dedicated to manufacturing balls for valves, production of cast components machining, automatic strapping machines, cutting and paper handling, machining grab containers, different machinery and industrial maintenance, construction and call-center services.

The aim of the trip is to find potential customers, strategic alliances for these Basque companies that can be implemented in Mexico, and to get to know potential distributors for their products. 

In that spirit, they will hold meetings mainly in Mexico City and Monterrey, even though some of them will travel to Guanajuato and Hidalgo.  The Basque businessmen will also meet with Emprebask (the Association of Basque Entrepreneurs in Mexico) and with the Office of Economics and Commerce of the Spanish Embassy in Mexico.  The trip is being coordinated by Unai Andueza, Area Coordinator of Competitiveness of Tolosaldea Garatzen. 

There are already more than 160 companies of Basque origin installed in Mexico, of which is is estimated that 51% are commercial deployments, linked mainly to the automotive industry, aerospace, machinery and tools.

The Basque businesses are mainly located in Mexico City, the State of Mexico, Queretaro, Jalisco, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Veracruz and Guanajuato.

Mexico is a natural market for Euskadi’s companies and products in a privileged position, as the launching point of other markets throughout the American continent, with an economy and its growth rates.  It represents 113 million potential consumers. 

During 2011 Mexico was ranked number 19 in the ranking of exports by countries from the Basque Country with 239,072 million Euros.  For imports it ranked number 13 with 240,879 million Euros.

The commercial interests of Mexico and Euskadi focus on industries such as industrial technology, mechanics and construction, IT, telecommunications, raw materials, semi-manufactures and intermediates, chemical industry, the environment and energy production and sectors such as wine, habitat, fruit and vegetables, bakery, leisure and fashion.

List of Companies Participating in the Trade Mission to Mexico Tolosaldea Garatzen September 24 - September 28, 2012: