PROJECTION OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

November 2012Ministry of Industries Legislative Decree 299/2012

a) Steel, mechanical equipment and other household goods;b) textiles, clothing textiles, tannery, shoe and harness;c) production of paper, cardboard, paperboard and converting;d) Polygraph;e) Fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides, industrial and medical gases and other

chemicals;f) Transformative plastic, glass, soap, perfume and other hygiene and cleaning, g) Paints and varnishes, h) Tires and other rubber articles, matches;i) Packaging; j) Furniture, utilitarian and ornamental ceramics;k) Recyclingl) Electronic devices, Solar panels, appliances, computers and others

To propose and once approved the policies and strategies , is responsible for directing and controlling the process on behalf of the Government, in order to integrated development of industries

AN APPROACH OF CUBAN INDUSTRY

1. High dispersion and low levels of productive linkages.

2. Inadequate specialization reducing competitiveness.

3. Poor use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), which limits the prospective study and the introduction of state of the art of technologies.

4. Lack of linkage between the strategy of import substitution and exports, it is not considered the first as a way of development of this latest

Industry on PIB:

Cuba: PIB (End Year2011)

2010 2011 %

Total 47 459,0 

48 745,3 

102,7 

Manufacturing Industry

6 293,8 

6 456,4 

102,6 

% 13.2 13.2  

Structure PIB

1. Running the update of Economic Model.

2. Foreign Investment Act which defines new and very interesting incentives for investors under legal certainty

3. Adopted policies that outline the competitive and sustainable industrial development.

4. Strong investment on infrastructure: ports, roads, railways, pipelines, technical networks.

5. Increasing development of telecommunications.

6. Technical and productive staff highly qualified

ADVANTAGES OF INVESTING IN CUBA´S INDUSTRIES

PASSED POLITICS

RECYCLING POLICY

Raising recovery volumes, increasing levels of processing and the introduction of technologies that allow sorting at source of waste generated.

Maximize on the domestic industry the use of recyclable waste, exporting only those not technologically possible use in the country.

Distinguish the treatment of waste by origin cause high environmental impacts, including the use of municipal solid waste to generate electricity in large cities and the study of the use of sewage to the same purpose, in correspondence with environmental policy.

Integrate recycling as part of environmental protection based on social responsibility.

POLICY REORGANIZATION OF MACHINE TOOLS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT.

Encourages the creation of productive, technological and organization conditions for efficient development of the metalworking sector in the future . Explore ways of cooperation, complementarities and linkages between private and public companies, offer support to local industry.

Business structures will be focused on specialties dedicated to enhanced the repair machinery tools and equipment; boilers, compressors and heating furnaces; lifting equipment and forklift.

Emphasis on ensuring new investments in standardization of marks.

PASSED POLITICS

PACKAGING POLICY

“Develop packaging industries with a comprehensive conception of the activity. Prioritize production demanded by export activities and the food packaging development. "

Prioritize investments for recapitalization and modernization of the production of corrugated boxes, paper bags multilayer, tobacco boxes, wooden, metal and aluminum containers and more efficient production of a set of plastic containers for various uses .

PASSED POLITICS

Building capacities of flexible packaging and the modernization and expansion of flexo graphic printing, glass containers, including coordination on the supply chain for the use of domestic raw materials; as well for the creation of new manufacturing capabilities of aluminum beverage containers .

The gradual replacement of the use of wood by recycled plastic in the production of packaging to ensure durability. The expansion and new capacity for the production of egg trays, sacks of polypropylene and mesh, liquefied gas cylinders and containers for deodorant roll-on.

PACKAGING POLICYPASSED POLITICS

Policies in processPolicy for manufacturing and recovery of tires.Policy for treatment of tanneries .Policy for the development of the electronics industry.

INDUSTRIAL POLICYTo establish the strategic objectives of

development of different industrial sectors, priorities and plans of action

relating to the gradual, and sustainable development of the national industry.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT

Production and assembly:Agricultural equipment.Cars.Autobuses.Air conditioning equipment and chillers systems.Wind turbines.Appliances.Footwears (commercial and work use).Glass packing.Aluminum containers.Radial tires. LED lights and lamps. Solar panel.Profesional computer server.

Sanitary fittings (economics and luxuries) Steel pipes welded.Batteries leadSwitches, sockets and items of low voltage. Assembly of vehicles and motorcycles (combustion

and electric). Lifts and escalators. Bolts and nuts.Paintings Kitchen (gas, electric, glass ceramic, etc.).Tableware (disposable, plastic, glass, ceramics, etc.)Dishes.Electric motors for industrial and domestic use.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT

Water pumps Toiletries, hygiene, cleaning and cosmeticsSanitary pad.Disposable diaperPlant for Recycling of Urban Solid Waste.Scaffolding, shoring, winches and other..Papel Tissue.Bulbs and glass ampoules.Mesh bags.Molds and dies Phones (Cells, cordless and others).Computer and TabletsExternal data storage device.Lamps and luminaires for industrial and domestic use.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT

INVITATION TO:

Visit to Cuban industries.

Exchange Technical - Commercial.

Development Engineering Project .

Advisory Industrial and Technical.

Joint development of Technical-Economic Feasibility Study

INDUSTRY CUBAN:

Industrial Infrastructure.MarketQualified Labor Force.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION.

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS.

JOINT VENTURES

FOREIGN INVESTORS:

Technology.Supplies

Capital.

FOREIGN INVESTORS:

Technology.Supplies

Capital.

Take advantage offered by the Special Zone of Development at Mariel, and the their infrastructure and logistics services for imports and exports from Cuba to nearby markets.

Use the advantages of the New Foreign Investment Law.

Program forward to 2030, driving the development of a sustainable industry, seen as a dynamic sector of the economy that enables sustainable growth of GDP.

Leverage the domestic market with unfulfilled potential demand and the geographical position of Cuba to export into Latin America.

Employ the available industrial capacity that could result in short-term yields from technological improvements.

Qualification of the workforce.

INVITATION TO:

MUCHAS GRACIAS

Desarrollo Industrial

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