SMW‑AUTOBLOK, a global operating group in the workholding industry, expands operations into Canada.
The 75 year old company is based in Capri, close to Torino, in Northern Italy, and has facilities and offices in many countries Including North America: two in the USA and one in Mexico. The Canadian operation will provide support to its automotive customers in Ontario and other customers in…
After half a century of history, OCMIS, the Modena-based company that produces irrigation systems enters an international fund with an endowment of 6.4 billion euros. Global investment firm Carlyle today announced an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Ocmis Group, a leading manufacturer of advanced irrigation systems for the agricultural sector, with historical shareholders, including the…
The Italian company Brembo - present in Mexico with production plants in Puebla, Apodaca and Escobedo - closed the first half of the year with a net profit of 148.9 million euros, 17.3% higher compared to the same period last year. Revenues amounted to €1.75 billion, an increase of 28.3% compared to the first half of 2021.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (…
With an investment of more than 17 million dollars, the new Magneti Marelli plant started operations in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico.
These structures, the fourth project installed by the company in the northern state of Coahuila, will generate 250 jobs.
During the inauguration ceremony, Governor Miguel Ángel Riquelme pointed out that the new Magneti Marelli plant in Ramos Arizpe, dedicated to the…
In order to increase production of hot rolling, galvanizing and finishing, Ternium confirmed that it will invest $1 billion dollars to expand its Pesqueria Industrial Center in Nuevo Leon. Italian companies that produce metal and manufacturing machinery are a good option as suppliers for this type of company and its industrial sector.
This was confirmed by Máximo Vedoya, CEO of the steel…
The Governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, announced Tuesday that sustainability-focused Ecopol, a European leader in the production of biodegradable PVA film, will invest more than $38 million and create 130 new jobs at the company's first North American facility in Spalding County south of Atlanta (Georgia).
Georgia is home to a large and active Italian business community, and Italy has…
Geocart S.p.a., a technology provider based in Italy that specializes in remote environmental and infrastructure monitoring and observation, is launching a North American office in Montréal to house its research and development activities.
The local team will be tasked with developing high-tech services, such as aerial survey and inspection of power lines, railways and highways, and analysis of…
Lauro Dominici has taken over the helm of SCM Group Canada as Vice President of sales for the wood division following the retirement of woodworking industry veteran Richard Bluteau on Nov. 1.
Dominici joined SCM in Canada earlier this year following two years with SCM in Portland, Oregon and Atlanta, Georgia. Dominici brings some 14 years of industry experience to the job.
Born and…
LEITNER, an Italian based world leader in ropeways, has completed the construction of line 2 of the Cablebús "Constitución 1917-Santa Marta", a cable car service that will serve the Iztapalapa district, which is an area with a high population density in central-eastern Mexico City. The project includes over 300 cabins with 10 seats, and a network of 10.6 km and seven stations. Initially the new…
In a meeting held on Wednesday 1 December with the Governor of the Mexican State of Yucatan, Mauricio Vila Dosal, and the Minister of Economy, Tatiana Clouthier, executives of the Italy's Fincantieri presented the project for the construction of the largest shipyard on the American continent in the port of Progreso — located 36 km north of Mérida — as well as the benefits of this investment for…