$9,361 MUSD* sales 1 26 R&D centers 1 7 clusters 1 MUSD* $19,552 production 1 MUSD* $23,400 market value 7 MUSD* $4,175 GDP 1 2.7% manufacturing GDP 1 MAIN PRODUCING AND EXPORTING STATES 3 Baja California EXPORTS 2 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT 2 MUSD CUMULATIVE FDI 2013-2017 $4,380 Note: *Estimation using 2017 average exchange rate. Sources: 1. INEGI, 2017. / 2. Secretaría de Economía, 2017. / 3. INEGI, 2016. / 4. Global Trade Atlas, 2017. / 5. Asociación Nacional de la Industria del plástico, 2017. / 6. Tecnología del plástico, 2017. / 7. Plastimagen norte, 2017. / 8. Mold Making Technology, 2016. In 2017, exports grew 8.6%. 2 jobs 1 203,310 12.0% Exports Production Nuevo León 9.1% Guanajuato Querétaro 8.5% 2.9% Jalisco 19.8% Estado de México 7.6% The plastic industry provides inputs to 59 branches of economic activity in Mexico. 5 Main destinations: 4 United States 73.8% China 2.8% Belgium 2.6% 65% of recycled PET in Mexico is exported to China and other countries in Asia to be transformed into textile fibers and materials for the construction industry. 5 1,588 businesses 1 2.2% 10.7% 11.9% 8.4% 27.8% 9.4% Plastic bottles Parts for furniture, cars and plastic covers 10% 27% 27% 14% 13% 9% 2017 $11,809 MUSD Plastic plaques without reinforceme Gaskets, rubber and inflatables Tires for cars New rubber tires GLOBALLY, MEXICO RANKS : 8 8 plastic consumer 11 plastic producer 3 largest PET consumer 37% 57% Tire manufacturing and revitalization Manufacture of other plastic products Other 6% 2017 $674 MUSD In 2016 and 2017, FDI amounted to 2,100 MUSD, representing an increase of 150% compared to the previous two years. 2 About 40% of FDI goes to manufacturing products related to the automotive industry. 2 Main technologies in the Mexican industry: 6 - ABS for 3D printing of medical devices. - Moisture control for pharmaceutical packaging. - Additive manufacturing: cranial implants with 3D printing. - Silicones for medical technology applications. - Innovative coextruded medical tubes. - Thermoplastic elastomers for applications in medicine. - Microinjection of liquid silicone. - Precise manufacture of infusion bags. Share of national total PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY IN MEXICO BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE UNIT UIN