In 2024, Mexico maintained its place, but close to reaching the United Kingdom and Russia, although still distant from China and the United States. Its industrial production value exceeds 586,000 million dollars, the highest in Latin America. The goal is now to consolidate leadership. President Claudia Sheinbaum drives it with a more structured strategy: to detonate a series of development poles for well -being (Podebis).
His plan contemplates adding around 30 Podebis, a reindustrialization figure that was born during the sexennium of Andrés Manuel López Obrador as part of the interoceanic corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the south-southeast, but now expands to the rest of the country as part of the Mexico Plan. The projects of both administrations will reach 42 poles.
Defined strategic sectors cover from agribusiness, aerospace, automotive, semiconductors, medical devices and consumer goods, to energy, petrochemicals, circular economy, paper industry, metalworking and logistics.
The Ministry of Economy sees Poles as nuclei of certainty In a world of volatility. Commercial tensions, bottlenecks in the supply and new rules of global trade have placed Mexico in a strategic position. The bet is clear: take advantage of that advantage not only to export more, but to produce better.
The World Economic Forum includes Mexico among the six countries that grow successfully in manufacturing. The report BEYOND COST: Country Readiness for The Future of Manufacturing and Supply Chains It emphasizes that it is no longer only costs, but of resilience, performance and sustainability.
In that field, Mexico is presented as an exemplary case. He has developed a robust industrial base, especially in sectors such as electronics and automotive, and has managed to integrate into global chains with pro-investment public policies.
The document also recognizes the Mexican vision for combining commercial opening, technological innovation and a business favorable. In summary, Mexico ceases to be a maquilador country to transform into a competitive actor of the present and the future global manufacturing.
The start
The strategy is already underway. The first formalized Podebi was announced on July 29 in Zinapécuaro, Michoacán. It is about Bajío Industrial Park, a 342 hectare project located within its metropolitan area. The place offers direct access to Federal Highway 120 and connects with Querétaro, Toluca and the Valley of Mexico. In addition, it is seven kilometers from the International Airport and has rail connection to the port of Lázaro Cárdenas and towards the Canadian Pacific Kansas City network, which links with the United States and Canada.
This pole stands out for its infrastructure, its commitment to clean energy and its proximity to the main logistics corridors in the center of the country. Aligned with the objectives of the Mexico Plan, the Park seeks to attract investment of high strategic value and sustainably energize the regional economy.
The second announcement arrived on August 6. Chetumal, at the southern end of Quintana Roo, will house a new pole with an area of 87.8 hectares. It meets all the criteria established in the guidelines published by the Official Gazette of the Federation. Its connectivity is privileged: it is located 3.5 kilometers from the international airport, two from the sea port and very close to a Mayan train station. Its location allows to detonate productive activity in a historically marginalized area of industrial development.
The priority sectors cover agribusiness, textile industry, metallurgy, information technologies, electricity, international trade and logistics.
The development poles for well -being are outlined as a tool with the ability to change the country’s economic face. Not only do they represent an effort to decentralize the industry, they also open a new stage in the relationship between government and investment. Unlike past programs, this is not limited to offering land or tax exemptions. Includes strategic vision, territorial planning, institutional coordination and clear goals.
Experts agree that the complete deployment of the poles will take time. Not everyone will have the same political traction or the same regional incentives. However, the simple fact of placing the industrial policy again at the center of the economic debate represents an important turn in the country’s trajectory.
The poles offer a route, but it remains to know if the country will hold it.
