Our CPI Shelter Program is the most cost-effective way to expand manufacturing operations to Mexico. That being said, we understand the time and capital investment required on your end to consider opening your own facility. That’s where our Contract Manufacturing Program comes in.

Tijuana, Baja California. Co-Production International (CPI) announces the California-based Sun Valley Group’s (TSVG) manufacturing expansion to Tijuana. With headquarters in Arcata, California and floral farms in Oxnard and St. Catharine's, Ontario, the Sun Valley Group is one of the largest groups of floral farms and wholesalers in the United States. Their new Tijuana plant will operate four production lines once at full capacity and will add additional shifts to operate 24 hours a day during the peak flower seasons of Valentine’s Day, Easter and Mother’s Day.

CPI INSIDER SERIES: THE NUTS & BOLTS OF MANUFACTURING IN MEXICO An Interview with Teresa Luna, CPI’s Director of Human Resources About Teresa Luna: Teresa has over 28 years working in this industry with a majority of that time in human resources. Previously as the HR Manager for Greatbatch Medical and Hunter Industries, she knows HR from the client’s perspective. Specializing in talent recruitment, leadership development and overseeing all HR activities, her goal is to find CPI clients the best and the brightest for their operations.

The United States, Canada and Mexico have announced they have reached a deal modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), now called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). In a joint statement issued on September 30, 2018 by from United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, they announced:

Co-Production and Job Creation that Works for Both Sides of the Border
by Kate Reifers for Co-Production International California has the fifth largest economy in the world. Putting aside the beaches and postcard-worthy vacation photos, California makes things for the U.S. and the world. And it doesn’t do it alone.

On Friday, July 6th, the US imposed a 25% tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods. In this expansive list of goods subject to the new tariff, approximately $836 million in medical devices are now affected. What first began as an attempt to balance trade for steel products has now evolved to include a broad spectrum of products and compon, traents manufactured in China. Chinese made components and assemblies for lighting, LEDs, batteries, electronics, medical devices, medtech, industrial equipment and more, are now impacted in this second round of the so-called “US-China Trade War.”