New factory in Guadalajara produces for NIKE

With an investment of more than US $ 39 million, a new factory of the multinational FLEX was inaugurated at 20 km. northwest of the Guadalajara city, in Jalisco state. The industrial plant will be dedicated to the production of high-tech NIKE sports shoes, which initially added income of 5,000 workers, which can reach 11,000 at the end of 2019. It is one of the first with automated processes, complemented by robots, used with a innovative technique based on static electricity. The local authorities expressed their satisfaction with the investment made and trusted that this presentation will contribute to Jalisco being the state of greatest development in future cutting-edge technologies. Mexico is among the 10 countries in the world with the highest footwear production, with approximately 254 million pairs annually, which corresponds to a 1.1% share in the world total.