Pemex & Mexichem Form $556 Million Vinyl Chloride Joint Venture

Pemex y Mexichem

Mexico’s Pemex said on Tuesday it aims to team up with chemicals company Mexichem to produce vinyl chloride in a rare case of the state-run oil company working directly with the private sector.

In order to be more competitive in the domestic oil industry, Pemex submitted to the Federal Competition Commission (Cofeco) a request to create a company in charge of integrating the production chain of vinyl chloride. (more…)

Mexico’s Coca-Cola Femsa buys Tampico beverage arm “Grupo Tampico”, Agrees to Pay $555 Million

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Mexican bottler Coca-Cola FEMSA (KOF), most of the popular brand in Latin America, said Tuesday it reached an agreement with the beverage division of Grupo Tampico.

“We are excited to partner with the first franchise in the history of Coca-Cola in Mexico. This merger will strengthen the leadership position our company in Mexico and Latin America,” said the general director of KOF, Carlos Salazar, in a statement. (more…)

Mexico is VW’s largest parts provider

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Mexico leads in auto parts supplied to Volkswagen (VW) worldwide, said Otto Lindner, former Director General of the subsidiary of the company assembled in Mexico.

237 Volkswagen suppliers operate in Mexican territory, while in America there are 82, 78 in Europe, 22 Asia and 20 in Brazil .

“Mexico has spawned a network of suppliers in the automotive sector and we want to increase the qualitative development,” said Lindner in participating as a speaker at the First Bilateral Business Meeting, attended by hundreds of businessmen from both nations. (more…)

Is Tim Howard A Sore Loser? Or Does He Suffer From Xenophobia?

Is Tim Howard Racist?

In Pasadena California it was a sea of green jerseys that swarmed the 92,000-seat Rose Bowl Stadium to see the MEXICO Vs U.S.A Soccer Game . Then came the trophy presentation by a famous Argentinian television host, Fernando Fiore, who spoke in English only to announce the United States as second place in the Gold Cup. Well , that was enough to get some people in the U.S  All-Nationalistic after the 2-4 U.S -Mexico game. (more…)

Mexican Businessman “Fernando Franco” accuses Citigroup of fraud

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Fernando Franco, and venture partners of “Grupo Infra”, lost most of their investment because supposedly the broker at Citigroup Rodrigo Curiel, invested their resources without their consent in transactions involving equity securities and exchange. (more…)

Anahí seek to conquer telenovela nights with Dos Hogares

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“Anahí was remembered best as a youthful figure, but right now it’s time to make her grand launch of the evening soap operas. Centered is a young, beautiful actress with great presence.

Esus telenovela are proven successes, which also has helped to launch the career of dozens of actors and actresses. Emilio Larrosa said this telenovela will catapult Anahí as a great actress in night telenovelas.

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“Chicharito” Gold Cup top scorer

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Pasadena, USA .- The Mexican Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez finale ended with a great football season in 2011 to become champion XI scorer Concacaf Gold Cup with seven goals in six games.

Mexico included four players among the top 10 scorers of the tournament, as well as highlighted Hernandez Aldo De Nigris (4), Giovani Dos Santos, Pablo Barrera and Andrés Guardado, with three per capita. (more…)

Mexico’s Giovani Dos Santos Goal!!

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Mexico’s Giovani Dos Santos Goal!! (more…)

Mexico Vs U.S.A – LIVE

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USA Vs. Mexico in the Gold Cup Final is going to be a very interesting game, but it’s going to be a much more interesting game if you actually get to watch..

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Lulz Security: Chinga La Migra

Chinga La Migra

LulzSec , The group of hackers who have attacked dozens of companies and government agencies has unveiled documents containing information on hundreds Arizona law officers and government emails.

On Friday the group attacked the Arizona Department of Public Safety in retaliation for immigration laws.
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Frida Kahlo’s Favorite Beer (Bohemia) Will Feature Her Image In limited Edition Six-packs and 12-packs of beers

Frida Kahlo Bohemia

The vice president of marketing for the company said “Kahlo was a fan of Bohemia. She drank Bohemia, so we had the opportunity to make this association.”

Few faces symbolize Mexico better than Frida Kahlo. That’s what executives think at Bohemia, and on Thursday they launched in the United States a limited edition of the drink with the image of the famous Mexican artist on the label. (more…)

The State Government of Sonora to built new baseball stadium

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The governor of Sonora, Guillermo Padrés Elías, praised the project called Puerta Oeste, but did not explain where the resources would come to build the new stadium.

The state government announced the construction of a new baseball stadium that will be used during the Caribbean Series to be held in Hermosillo in February 2013. (more…)

Due to market conditions Cemex holds off on a $650 million bond sale

CEMEX Worldwide

The Mexican cement company Cemex, one of the largest in the world, decided on Thursday to cancel a bond issue to eight years for $650 million in the current market instability.

On Wednesday, Cemex announced it planned to issue debt in international markets to foreign investors and institutional buyers. Cemex ended March with a total debt of $ 18.2 billion and maturities of around 1.2 billion dollars due between 2011 and 2013. (more…)

Dialogue for peace, live broadcast

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At the beginning of the meeting the President hugged Sicily, then called for a moment of silence “for all victims of this heinous and senseless war,” took off his hat and gave Calderon the video on the bereaved. (more…)

Mexico condemns the killing of it’s fellow countrymen on the U.S-Mexico border by a U.S Border Patrol agent

Consulado General en San Diego

The Mexican government demanded that the authorities of the Border Patrol conduct a thorough investigation to determine all the facts in the killing of another Mexican citizen on the U.S-Mexican Border. (more…)