PPG Comex new resin plant in Acolman, State of Mexico, Digi Mart USA News (Acolman, State of Mexico): PPG Comex will install a new resin plant in the municipality of Acolman, State of Mexico, with an investment of about 2.4 billion pesos and the creation of 500 jobs, according to Governor Delfina Gómez Álvarez.
The project will expand the company’s operations in the state and strengthen supply chains in the central and western regions of the country. PPG Comex, which manufactures architectural coatings, has more than 800 sales points and five storage and production centers in the State of Mexico.
The company has a presence in municipalities including Tultitlán, Acolman, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Chalco, Calimaya, Coacalco, Metepec, Ecatepec and Tlalnepantla. State Secretary of Economic Development Laura González Hernández said the state’s chemical industry includes more than 1,400 economic units that generate employment for nearly 60,000 people.
She added that during the current administration, foreign companies in the chemical sector have invested more than 1.3 billion dollars in the state, while national companies have allocated around 6 billion pesos.
Governor Gómez highlighted the performance of state economic indicators and said that from September 2023 to September 2026, 296,854 new jobs were created, representing growth of 16.7 percent, compared with 4.2 percent recorded nationally.
In the same period, the State of Mexico attracted 273,346 million pesos in national investment and 19,249 million dollars in foreign investment, according to the government. The secretary said the new plant will expand the state’s manufacturing capacity and generate formal jobs, and she acknowledged the company’s decision to maintain and expand its operations in the state.
