Vallejo-i – Industrial Symbiosis Pilot Project in Mexico City
Industrial symbiosis pilot project in the Vallejo industrial area, aimed at identifying circular business opportunities and transforming the polygon into an eco-industrial park through business collaboration.
Location
Vallejo industrial area, Azcapotzalco municipality, Mexico City.
Year of Start
2020
Promoter
Delegation of the European Union in Mexico.
Beneficiaries
Companies in the Vallejo-i industrial area (Azcapotzalco, Mexico City).
Project description
Industrial symbiosis project developed in the Azcapotzalco municipality as a pilot experience for Mexico City. The project relies on the Vallejo-i Innovation Center as a driving force to improve sustainable industrial competitiveness and advance the transformation of the polygon towards an eco-industrial park.
The initiative adapts the European experience in industrial symbiosis to the Mexican context, identifying synergies between companies so that the waste of some can become resources for others, as well as the technologies and services necessary to make it possible. The project also evaluates the role of the innovation center as a facilitator of these collaborative dynamics.
Results
- Transformation plan of Vallejo-i as a facilitator of the industrial symbiosis program for Mexico City.
- Creation of a governance group with public administrations, innovation center and business fabric.
- Identification of 5 large groups of circular business opportunities based on currently unused resources.
- Definition of an action plan for its implementation through the Vallejo-i innovation center.
To highlight
- First industrial symbiosis pilot with a European approach applied to Mexico City.
- Public-private governance model replicable in other industrial polygons.
- Use of the innovation center as an engine for sustainable industrial transformation.
