Siliken
clipped
the
ribbon
at
its
Tijuana
plant
in
May
2011
after
the
controversial
decision
to
shift
production
from
its
US
facility
in
San
Diego,
less
than
20
miles
away.
The
Tijuana
plant
was
opened
with
significant
fanfare,
including
the
presentation
of
a
ceremonial
cheque
by
the
governor
of
the
state
of
Baja,
who
underscored
Tijuana’s
desire
to
play
a
role
in
the
emerging
clean-tech
space.
Siliken
hired
an
initial
180
employees
at
the
factory
and
touted
plans
to
boost
its
Mexican
workforce
to
500
by
2013.
But
the
company
now
says
that
the
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