FEMIA closes alliance with Brazil
The alliance signed by the Mexican Federation of the Aerospace Industry (FEMIA) and the Brazilian Association of the Defense and Security Materials Industry (Abimde) has the opportunity to detonate the sector in Latin America to the extent of reaching markets outside the region.
It was during the Mexican Aerospace Fair (FAMEX) held last April that both organizations signed a memorandum of understanding through which they seek joint cooperation and development.
"We are surely the two strongest economies in Latin America, we can add forces, join them, and this sum will not remain one plus one equals two, it will equal three or four. With this exchange we can multiply and not only add forces," said Antonio José Ribeiro, director of Abimde during his participation in a webinar sponsored by FEMIA.
“We seek to complement each other, a competition is not interesting, but with the methodology of complementing each other the two economies are going to grow, become a single body to offer our colleagues in Latin America or other parts of the world solutions together,” he added.
Brazil was the international guest of honor at FAMEX and through Abimde 12 companies from that country were able to present their services and products to the Mexican market, although the association has more than 200 members.
“I am sure that it is an intention of both of us to move forward and that this does not remain on a signed sheet of paper,” commented Ribeiro, who during the webinar presented an x-ray of his organization, some of its members, services and products.
During the webinar, the Brazilian executive suggested a methodology for advancing the exchange that includes a study of the areas and sectors of interest on each side and then a presentation to the companies of the partner country.
Among the examples of cooperation between FEMIA and Abimde suggested by Ribeiro are joint development, production capacity of each item already developed, search for production or representative in each country for the product already developed and offer or search for suppliers of inputs or components.
At the end of his presentation, Ribeiro extended an invitation to Luis Lizcano, CEO of FEMIA, to attend an Abimde webinar to present his organization as he did this week.
Regarding whether there is already a defined work plan or schedule to be met, Ribeiro commented that it is best to start as soon as possible, but setting deadlines to be met may not be the most feasible, because “if we set dates we will surely make a schedule that cannot be met”.
“In these matters things are identified, but to have depth it is project by project, one by one to be able to give the necessary detail”, said Lizcano on the subject of dates.
