We are a private non-profit organization. The promotion for industrial and commercial development of Nuevo Laredo is our Commitment.

Founded in 1986, with the collaboration and unified efforts of the most productive and representatives groups of our city.  Encouraged the integral growth of the Industrial sector, as one of the most important of our economy.

CODEIN has been the “first step” into Nuevo Laredo for scores of businesses that now count their local facilities as some of their most efficient, productive and profitable.

Laredos Geographical Location

INTERNATIONAL CORRIDORS

PRINCIPAL POINTS OF INTERNMENT

National and Regional context

Distance to major citiesNvo. Laredo Distance Time to in Miles Driving (hrs)

Monterrey 143 2.5Saltillo 196 3.5Torreón 454 8.0Zacatecas 440 7.5San Luis 477 8.0Leon 593 10.0Guadalajara 620 10.5Mexico City 740 12.5Puebla 793 13.5Láz Cárd Mich 992 17.0

60 m/hr. Approx.

Distance to major citiesLaredo Tx. Distance Time to in Miles Driving (hrs)

San Antonio 138 2.5Austin 215 3.5Mc Allen 140 2.5Brownsville 180 3.0Corpus Chri. 140 2.5Dallas 390 6.0Houston 303 5.0El Paso 495 8.0

60 m/hr. Approx.

Strategic location

Industrial Growth

Largest Inland Port

Workforce: Stabled and Qualified

Lowest turnover rate along the border

Incentives

The two Laredos: Quality of Life

Competitive Advantages

39% of Mexico’s total International Trade activity passes through Nuevo Laredo. March 2011 Data

No. 1 Inland Port on U.S. / Mexican Border

Gate to the AmericasBridge #1 pedestrians, bicycles,motorcycles and non-commercialvehicles

Juárez — LincolnBridge #2 motorcycles andnon-commercial vehiclesSENTRI Lane non-commercial vehicles

World Trade Bridge

Bridge # 3 exclusive for commercial vehiclesAverage time: 1.20 to 2.5 hrs

Railroad Bridge The number one rail interchange point on the US*¨MEXICO Border

Airport is under expansion to provide freight service.

Infrastructure

More than 10,000 daily commercial truck crossings.

53% of all border customs operations take place in Nuevo Laredo

39% of the total international trade between the US and Mexico

75% of the international trade between Texas and Mexico

60% of all Value Added Tax collected by the country on Import/Export activities.

Statistics

Nuevo Laredo is the Largest Inland PortIn México with over 500 Custom Brokers and more than 500transportation companies.

•Nuevo Laredo has a surface of 1,334 km2 (4,376.7 sq ft). •The urban area is an approximate of 197 km2.(646.3 sq ft)

Considering the inhabited area, the Considering the inhabited area, the coverage of thecoverage of the

following services represents:following services represents:

•Drinkable Water 98%Drinkable Water 98%•Sanitary drainage 81%Sanitary drainage 81%•Public lighting 95%Public lighting 95%•Electrification 93%Electrification 93%•Road infrastructure 80%Road infrastructure 80%

Urbanization

Industrial GrowthThe first maquiladora company established in Mexico was: A.C. Nielsen Co. S. A. de C. V. starting operations in Nuevo Laredo in 1962, since, the city has seen a constant industrial growth.

• 50 Companies

• 59 Plants

• 26,843 Industrial Employment

• 5% Unemployment ratio

• 2% Turnover ratio

• $20 million USD monthly in payroll

Industrial Growth

•Important Recent Expansions

•TECMOSA (Caterpillar)•PRODUCTOS MEDLINE•KONGSBERG DRIVELINE SYSTEMS•SONY NUEVO LAREDO, S.A. DE C.V•INDUSTRIAS RHEEM•LINAMAR

Major Industry employers  COMPAÑIA EMPLEADOS

1 Industrias Rheem, S,A. de C.V 2,374

2 Delphi Alambrados Automotrices, S.A. de C.V 2,196

3 Sony Nuevo Laredo, S.A. de C.V. 2,096

4 Teleflex Medical 1,547

5 Productos Medline, S.A. de C.V. 1,300

6 Tecnología Modificada, S.A. de C.V. 1,291

7 Linamar Driveline Systems, S.A. de C.V. 1,200

8 Kongsberg Driveline Sistemas, S. de R.L. De C.V. 960

9 Aclor Servicios Operativos, S. de R.L. De C.V. 700

10 Industrias Tri-Con de México, S.A. de C.V 615

11 Controles Temex, S. de R.L de C.V. 590

12 Wiegand, S.A de C.V.. 549

13 ELW Industrial, S.A. de C.V. 448

14 Vista Pro, S.A. de C.V. 443

15 Casa de Pesca, S.A. de C.V. 262

INDUSTRIAL PARKSINDUSTRIAL PARKS

NUEVO LAREDO

SURFACE M2 SQ FEET

FINSA INDUSTRIAL PARK 324,916.66 3,497,402.93

ORADEL 166,122.35 1,788,141.00

ORADEL II 49,888.52 537,000.00

RIO BRAVO 10,151.06 109,266.00

DOS LAREDOS 58,278.43 627,309.00

RIO GRANDE 72,092.16 776,000.00

O.L.LONGORIA 85,372.91 918,954.00

MODULO INDUSTRIAL AMERICA 74,260.68 799,342.00

BUILDINGS OUTSIDE OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS 71,094.39 765,260

TOTAL 912,177.16 9,818,674.93

AVAILABLE BUILDINGS

FINSA INDUSTRIAL PARK    

PARK COMPANY SQUARE FEET

FINSA DISPONIBLE (CATERPILLAR) 55,000FINSA 2 MODULOS (Antes Banabox) 27,000

ORADEL INDUSTRIAL PARKPARQUE COMPANY SQUARE FEET

Oradel 1 DISPONIBLE 50,000

Oradel 4 DISPONIBLE 180,131

Oradel 8 DISPONIBLE 162,000 sf expandibles a 320,000

ORADEL DISPONIBLE 240, 252  

RIO BRAVO INDUSTRIAL PARK COMPANY SQUARE FEETRIO BRAVO DISPONIBLE 25,015

RIO BRAVO DISPONIBLE 80,160

M.O. INDUSTRIAL AMERICAPARQUE COMPANY SQUARE FEETMODULO INDUSTRIAL AMERICA DISPONIBLE(INTERMEX) 24,400MODULO INDUSTRIAL AMERICA DISPONIBLE(JP MORGAN BANK) 95,000

MODULO INDUSTRIAL AMERICA DISPONIBLE 150,868

 OUTSIDE OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS COMPANY SQUARE FEET

ANTES SONY(DISPONIBLE)INMUEBLES INDUSTRIALES 172,160

ANTES MAQUILA LOBO (DISPONIBLE)GERARDO GONZALEZ 40,888

1,220,622

•Population: 456,000

•Labor Force: 31%

•Unemployment Rate: 5%

•Median Resident Age: 25

Demographics

Qualified work ForceLINAMAR DRIVELINE SYSTEMS S.A. DE C.V.¨…al día de hoy en Nuevo Laredo somos la planta más productiva del grupo Linamar dando el 40% de utilidad del total de 37 plantas alrededor del mundo¨

Ing. Ernesto Rivera, Gerente de Planta

WIEGAND, S.A. DE C.V.¨…Hemos regresado a Nuevo Laredo dos líneas de producción que estaban en China pues en costos ahora somos más competitivos, además de la buena productividad que maneja la fuerza laboral de la ciudad y las excelentes relaciones con el sindicato, ocupamos el cuarto lugar en menos accidentes de trabajo de todas las plantas de Emerson en el mundo ¨.Ing. Víctor Flores, Gerente de Planta

TECNOLOGIA MODIFICADA S.A. DE C.V. (CATERPILLAR)¨…Hubo una evaluación y en el rubro de Compromiso de los empleados en Nuevo Laredo el resultado es del 97%...Nuevo Laredo es para Caterpillar una situación estratégica para la inversión ¨Ing. Luis Alberto Hernandez, Gerente de Planta

EducationUniversities

1.UAT - Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas

2.ITNL – Instituto Tecnológico de Nuevo Laredo

3.UVM – Universidad Valle de México

4.UT – Universidad Tecnológica

5.TEC Milenio

6.Normal Cuauhtemoc

7.Universidad Pedagógica Nacional

8.CUR- Centro Universitario Royal

9.Universidad Panamericana

10.Instituto de Ciencias y Est. Sup. de Tamaulipas

Technical High School´s

1.CECATI

2.CONALEP

3.CBTIS 137 & 234

4.Nuevo Laredo City College

5.Colegio de Bachilleres

Unions

CTM is the most important union in Nuevo Laredo:

• Founded in 1936

• National Leader: Joaquín Gamboa Pascoe

• Local Leader: Mr. Francisco Martínez Cortéz

Both, the Government and the local companies have a great relationship with the Union. We have more than 20 years since there was the last labor strike

Excelent relations between union and enterprises

Municipal Strategy: The city of Nuevo Laredo has alsocome up with the following specific incentives:

Real Estate tax reduction.

Discount on permits and licenses (i.e. construction and land use permits).

Special support to set up and manage the CONACYT's programs.

(Technological innovation or Equipment Projects)

The city has a special office dedicated to supporting industrial businesses to assist with issues related to CFE, SAT, etc.

Local Incentives

SPORTS

Quality of life

Nuevo Laredo has a soccer team Bravos In the Second Divisionof Mexico. Toros team to the National League of ProfessionalBasketball of Mexico (Champions 2011) which play at theGymnasium of the New CitySports that this equipped for this type of events.Besides the Park of Baseball in the new Sports City with theProfessional team Tecolotes. Also we have hunting and fishing.

Nuevo Laredo offers a great quality of life, with a varietyof options for comfortable living and recreational activities:

Quality of life

Cultural Center.With a Principal Theatre,(capacity for 1,200 persons),presents spectacles of great level ,concerts and recitals of dance.Has also a library, Bookshop,Museum, Cafeteria andExperimental Theatre.Annually we have in our city theFESTIVAL INTERNACIONALTAMAULIPAS that sheltersspectacles of world class.

Quality of life

Estacion Palabra.Space dedicated to the Nobel Prize for Literature Gabriel García Márquez and is tasked with promoting reading, writing and art culture in the city.

The House of the Culture. Has music, painting, dancing and literature courses. There are carried out important artistic and cultural events as a exhibitions of plastic arts, concerts, samples of cinema, recitals of dance.

Golf

Medical

HospitalSan JoséEspecialidadesSan ÁngelCruz Roja

Beds54 301619

Our hospitals offers optimal helthcare services.Our physicians contribute to the physical, psychological, socialand emotional well-being of the people and the communities.A new hospital (Mexico Americano) start operations in 2012

Public Hospitals like: IMSS, ISSSTE,Hospital General, Hospital Civil andMaterno Infantil.

VisitorsDayMon - FriSat - Sun

Flights7

4

Seats100

100

VisitorsHotelsHolliday InnQuallity InnCity ExpressFiesta InnCamino RealCrown PlazaColon Plaza

Rooms8412010111112096

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Event Space220232

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Restaurants