JUAREZ -- Flextronics has begun construction on a plant in Juarez, its third in Mexico, according to various media reports. The company expects the factory to open this month, an analyst who spoke with the company told Circuits Assembly.

Electronicosonline.com, a Mexican online publication, reported that Flextronics would invest $25 million on the 430,000 sq. ft. plant. Construction reportedly began in August, the publication said. About 300,000 sq. ft. of the new site would be dedicated manufacturing floor space.

According to the story, Flextronics Mexico CEO Gabriel Macias said the plant will perform plastic injection molding, metal printing, electronic design, PCB assembly, system integration and logistics repair.

The EMS company already operates an 876,804 ft² sq. ft. plant in Guadalajara, and another 512,466 sq. ft. facility in Aguascalientes.