Aalfs Manufacturing buys Presitex textile company in NicaraguaFriday, October 24, 2008 American company, Aalfs Manufacturing, bought the Taiwanese Presitex which operates in Sebaco, Nicaragua. Aalfs Manufacturing Company designs, manufactures and sells clothing in the American Market, especially jeans pants, and was founded in 1892. Nicaragua in Automotive Manufacturing Meetings 2016Tuesday, November 8, 2016 The biggest event in the automotive industry in Detroit is an opportunity for suppliers to interact with industry professionals from the leading companies in the industry. A delegation of Nicaraguan investment advisors will be participating for the first time in the most important automotive event in Detroit, USA: Automotive Manufacturing Meetings 2016: “Mobility Innovation in the 21st Century”. Plastics Industry Expands in Costa RicaMonday, April 30, 2012 In 2011, 300 companies sold products worth $314 million to 71 destinations, which is an increase of 57% compared to 2007. The Costa Rican plastics manufacturing industry constitutes some 300 companies who traded more than 215 products abroad in 2011, whereas in 2007 there were only 248 companies selling around 212 products abroad. International Footwear Fair in NicaraguaFriday, March 16, 2012 On 13th and 14th June an event entitled "Nicaragua, the Right Step for Footwear Manufacturing" will bring together industry associations, manufacturers of global brands and international buyers. The global forum for the footwear industry, "Nicaragua, The Right Step” will bring together 30 participants from Brazil, the USA, Italy and Central America. Salvadoran Textile Factories Adjust CostsThursday, April 16, 2009 With the increase in the electricity bill, businesses are looking to cut costs to avoid raising prices. The president of the Textile Industry, Clothing and Free Trade Zones Chamber in El Salvado (Camtex), José Tobar, explained in an Elmundo.com.sv article that adding the energy increase to prices would mean a loss of competitiveness for the Salvadoran sector when compared to other countries. Guide to Business in NicaraguaThursday, November 8, 2012 General information for investors has been released, in bilingual format, detailing competitive advantages, investment opportunities in strategic sectors, legal and investment incentives. Contents of the Guide Doing Business in Nicaragua 2012-2013: More Productivity in Textile MaquilasTuesday, May 27, 2014 The implementation of lean manufacturing systems reduces from two hours to five minutes the time it takes to make a garment. This system, introduced in the textile fair Apparel Sourcing Show 2014, in Guatemala, unifies in a set sequence the "value" steps of the manufacturing process, completely eliminating "waste" steps resulting in higher productivity and resource optimization so that the number of operators needed to make a garment is only nine instead of fifty. Investment Guide to Cartago in Costa RicaWednesday, October 31, 2012 The guide presents strategic information for evaluating investment opportunities in the Cartago Special Economic Zone. An excerpt from the Investment Guide to the Cartago Special Economic Zone: Costa Rica Long-Term Ratings Lowered To 'BB-'Friday, February 26, 2016 Noting the political system's inability to agree on fiscal issues, Standard & Poor's has downgraded, from BB to BB-, the rating for the country's long-term debt, giving it a negative outlook. Costa Rica Long-Term Ratings Lowered To 'BB-' On Continued Fiscal Deterioration; Outlook Is Negative |
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