Tampico, Mexico

The Tampico region, population of approximately 800,000 is one of the busiest ports in Mexico, located in the Gulf of Mexico. In 1997, the Business Council for Sustainable Development - Gulf of Mexico (BCSD-GM) launched a demonstration By-Product Synergy project in Tampico with a group of 21 local industries, mostly from the chemical and petrochemical sectors. The project generated input and output profiles for 27 separate processes in 18 regional Tampico businesses.

Documented Synergies in Tampico

The following regional synergy examples are documented in this database:

By-Product Synergies

• Loading Platforms from Polyethylene/Polypropylene Bags
• Polyvinyl Chloride Residuals Used for the Manufacture of Rubber Shoe Soles
• Several Facilities Supply Waste CO₂ for Beverage Production

Utility Synergies

• information not yet available

More Information

More information about regional synergies in Tampico can be found on:

• Dias, S. and Yates, R. (2001) "Advancing Cooperative By-Product Synergy Programs Between Canada, Mexico and USA", Hatch, Canada, Retrieved from: http://www.hatch.ca/Sustainable_Development/Articles/advanced_programs_bps.pdf
• Young, R. (1999) "By-Product Synergy: A Demonstration Project - Tampico, Mexico", Applied Sustainability LLC, Texas, USA, Retrieved from: http://www.hatch.ca/Sustainable_Development/Articles/Tampico%20_BPS.pdf

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This webpage was last modified on 20 July 2010.

Disclaimer: The synergy information is provided for general use and although we believe all data to be correct, CSRP can accept no responsibility for the accuracy of the information. All presented case-study examples are retrieved from publicly available resources.