U.S. presses renewables exports to Mexico

U.S. presses renewables exports to Mexico    Obama administration and U.S. industry officials are in Mexico this week to promote exports of renewable energy technologies to that country.
   “Mexico offers tremendous potential for U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency companies and the U.S. government is committed to helping our exporters meet this opportunity,” said U.S. Commerce Undersecretary for International Trade Francisco Sánchez in a statement Tuesday at U.S.-Mexico Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy Roundtable.
   The Commerce Department said 26 U.S. business executives from 19 companies joined the undersecretary on his trip.

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   Sánchez met with the Mexican Secretariat of Energy to discuss Mexico’s renewable energy targets and opportunities for U.S. companies, attend the opening of the Green Expo and provide remarks to an APEC Business Ethics Workshop on biopharmaceuticals.
   Mexico is the third largest trading partner of the United States. U.S. exports to Mexico were $163.3 billion in 2010, and combined two-way trade in goods and services reached over $337 billion that same year.