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October 13, 2010 02:00 AM

Engel expects faster growth in Latin America

Stephen Downer
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    QUERETARO, MEXICO (Oct. 13, 2010)—Engel de Mexico S.A. de C.V. expects a new Mexican technical center that it opened in early October to increase its annual growth rate in Mexico and Central America to more than 10 percent in the coming years.

    “It will definitely give us a boost because it signals our strong commitment to the regional plastics industry,” said General Manager Alberto Meade.

    Engel de Mexico, a subsidiary of the Schwertberg, Austria-based injection molding machine manufacturer Engel Holding GmbH, covers not only Mexico but also Central America. Meade said the company's growth in the region in recent years has been between 5-7 percent.

    Engel has a 27-percent share of its home market of Europe, a share which CEO Peter Neumann believes will probably top out at 30 percent. The Americas region, on the other hand, offers fertile ground for growth, he said last year.

    Neumann attended the inauguration ceremony, along with Alfred Langle, Austria's ambassador to Mexico, Tonatiuh Salinas, Queretaro's minister for sustainable development, and 200 customers.

    Engel has about 1,400 presses, with clamping forces of 30-2,500 tons, installed in Mexico, according to Meade, and between 60-65 percent of them are within easy reach of Queretaro.

    Covering 21,500 square feet and incorporating a parts warehouse, a service area, laboratory, classrooms for training and a processing optimization area, the technical center represents an investment of several million dollars.

    “We are keeping $1.5 million worth of spare parts in stock in Queretaro,” said Meade, adding that that fact alone will enable the company to build trust among its current and future customers.

    He expects most of Engel's growth in Mexico and Central America in the next few years to come from the automotive and packaging sectors.

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