Swiss transnational food and drink firm Nestle has opened a new $245m child nutrition factory in Jalisco, Mexico.
The 600,000 m2 facility will triple the company's existing capacity for manufacturing child nutrition products.
It is expected to create 250 direct new jobs and 1250 indirect jobs with an annual economic income of about 1600m Mexican Pesos ($82.75m).
Apart from this, an additional 8000 temporary jobs have been created during the construction of the facility.
About 40% of the production will be exported to Latin America, the Caribbean and other regions around the world.
Nestle claims that the new facility will be supported by processes and patents owned by Nestle which guarantee high standards of quality and safety for all the products produced.
The factory has been built using environmentally-friendly technologies. About 85% of the electricity consumed by the factory will come from wind and solar energies.
It will also use energy recovery technology to take advantage of heat and water used in the factory. The factory will also treat 100% of the residual water.
Nestlé Nutrition Global CEO Heiko Schipper said: “The opening of Nestlé Nantli is a major global milestone for our company. It uses the most advanced technology for manufacturing the highest quality child nutrition products, such as NAN, Good Care, Good Start, Nidal and Nestogeno.
The factory also gives a boost to local economy by purchasing 560 million litres of fresh milk and 365 million litres of whey per year from 400 milk manufacturers from the region.”