Heineken’s new plant in Yucatán, which it announced yesterday, will take advantage of the Tren Maya to move its products and inputs, revealed its CEO in Mexico, Guillaume Duverdier.
Because 90 percent of production will be to serve the domestic market, mainly the south, the company chose Yucatan because of the water it has and the infrastructure being created.
“The development of infrastructure here, be it the Tren Maya or Puerto Progreso, that had a very important impact on our decision making to invest here.”
“We want in the future to take advantage of those infrastructures to transport our beer in the domestic market or to supply our raw materials,” Duverdier said.
Prior to taking her flight from Merida to CDMX, Raquel Buenrostro, Secretary of Economy, explained that initially the Mayan Train was planned only to move passengers, but later cargo was included.
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Al anuncio asisten la Secretaria de Economía, Raquel Buenrostro y el Gobernador Mauricio Vila Dosal. pic.twitter.com/gwgQ7fz0Xj
She informed that the train will start in December with passengers and the following year it will start with cargo. They will be different trains, but operated by the same public company created by the Federal Government and managed by the Sedena.
“The goal of having it ready by December of this year is going to be achieved and the project will be expanded to include cargo as well.”
“The development of the infrastructure is already underway and the entire route is beginning, which will also be connected to the Transisthmian Corridor, which is already connected to the entire railroad system in the country”.
The official highlighted that this will allow attracting more companies to the south of the country because logistics will become cheaper.
The first client will be Pemex, which will also move its products by train to that region; it currently uses ships and trucks.
He said that with the Mayan Train, the integration with the Trans-Mexican Corridor and the Progreso Port, the south of the country will be able to be a relevant player in foreign trade.
He said that today 80 percent of trade with the United States is concentrated in the states bordering Texas and California, but with everything that is being generated in the southeast, this region will be able to increase exports.
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