1. Inventory of Nanotechnology Companies in Mexico
This study provides the first dataset that permits an estimate of Mexico’s total investment in nanotechnology.
Methodology
1. developing a comprehensive inventory
2. allocating each company to an economic sector
3. Locating each company’s products in a nanotech value chain
4. determining whether products were destined to be intermediates in industrial production or final consumer goods.
Figure 2: Nanotechnology manufacturing companies in Mexico according to United Nations International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities
Key Findings
139 nanotechnology companies were identified
40% of nanotech-related products corresponded to the manufacturing of chemical products and substances
14% were for the manufacturing of electronic, optic, and information products
Approximately half of the nanotechnology products on the market are final products and half are primary nano-materials, intermediary materials and instruments
Almost 80% of the products ended up as consumer goods
Figure 1: Geographic distribution of nanotechnology companies in Mexico
Appelbaum, Richard, Zayago Lau, Edgar, Foladori, Guillermo, Parker, Rachel, Vazquez, Laura Liliana Villa, Belmont, Eduardo Robles, & Figueroa, Edgar Ramón Arteaga. (2016). Inventory of nanotechnology companies in Mexico. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 18(2). doi: /s y