Furukawa will expand headquarters in Guanajuato

The Furukawa Electric Group company confirms the expansion of its plant in Guanajuato that will generate more jobs.For the above, the company that produces automotive systems and electronic equipment will be investing more than 90 million pesos.

"We have just had a work meeting with the Furukawa company that has confirmed an additional investment of ninety million pesos," said Diego Sinhue Rodríguez, governor of Guanajuato.

Furukawa is a world-class company founded over 130 years ago in Japan.

Said company already resides in the Sendai Industrial Park, in Valle de Santiago, as Furukawa Automotive Systems Mexico, where it offers more than 250 jobs, and it is estimated that with the expansion of its plant, 700 new jobs will be generated in the entity.

Attractive venue

The governor stressed that Guanajuato is fertile ground for investment, because it is located in a strategic point for commercialization in America and other countries of the world. "Guanajuato has an opportunity for investment and development, in addition to having a rule of law that guarantees security in business investments."

He said that Guanajuato has highly qualified professionals, where innovation, entrepreneurship, science and technology are fundamental factors for the economic and social impulse of the entity.

Accompanied by the Secretary of Sustainable Economic Development, Ramón Alfaro Gómez; the Undersecretary of Investment Attraction of the SDES, Alejandro Hernández Fonseca and the General Coordinator of Social Communication, Alan Sahir Márquez Becerra, the state executive explained that Guanajuato is heading towards the Mindset as a form of economic development that, in the medium term, will put the Entity in the high standards of global marketing.

The Executive Vice President of JETRO, Mio Kawada, was present at the Seminar, with whom the Governor previously met to honor the historic alliance of friendship between JETRO and Guanajuato.

Japanese Investment

Mexico is the first destination for Japanese exports in America and there are around 1,300 companies with Japanese capital in the country.

Japan is Guanajuato's first trading partner and, until today, 124 companies have established themselves in this State, with an investment of more than 6.3 billion dollars, generating more than 44,000 jobs.

In the current government administration, 11 Japanese companies invested more than 313 million dollars, to generate 4,650 new jobs in Guanajuato.