INARE Prepares for November Convention

This year’s congress theme is “The High Tech Recycling Explosion.” A panel of industry experts will discuss issues as they relate to the recycling industry. Topics to be covered include:

·        Electronics recycling

·        Scrap generated at maquiladoras

·        Secondary fiber recovery

·        Ferrous and nonferrous scrap

·        Plastics recovery challenges

·        Import/export scrap risks.

Additionally, a round table of industry participants will debate “Let the Trucks Roll,” covering the topic of U.S. and Mexican transportation companies operating in each others’ markets.

INARE board member Carlos Rovelo says the current trading activity between the U.S. and Mexico is reshaping the way business works. “The storage, the processing, the distribution of raw materials is not only changing how companies do it, but when they do it,” says Rovelo. “Mexico has become a technological production hub for U.S. companies. Mexican economic projections indicate that within the decade, Mexico will become the leading U.S. trading partner, surpassing even Canada.”

According to the Mexican Automobile Association, last year, global carmakers built approximately two million vehicles in Mexican factories; 76% of the vehicles were for exports, primarily to the U.S.

Mexico’s production of autos, television sets, laptop computers and other items is generating significant amounts of scrap or recyclable material.

INARE, a trade group with more than 1,500 Mexican businesses as members, is working to encourage American and Mexican companies to regionalize their marketing strategies to prepare for the trading climate, adds Rovelo.