Auto parts maker Timken Co. opens factory in Mexico Two new cross-border factories creating 220 jobs in Texas, Mexico 492 1 minute read The Timken Co. and Envases Group recently announced plans for cross-border factories in Texas and Mexico. Pictured is the border crossing in Laredo, Texas. (Photo/FreightWaves staff) Ohio-based auto parts maker The Timken Co. recently announced the start of its new factory in Mexico. Along with the new Timken plant, Mexico-based Envases Group plans to open a $35 million aluminum can production and distribution facility in central Texas. The two projects will create around 220 jobs in manufacturing, logistics and transportation. The Timken Co.’s (NYSE: TKR) new manufacturing facility is in the central Mexican city of San Jose Iturbide. The factory makes tapered roller bearings for the transportation and industrial machinery industries.