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The production of industry of building materials in Camagüey grew in a sixty percent during the last five years, as part of the recovery program of its capacity.

The annual plan of mercantile production was already completed, while more than 10.5 million pesos were accumulated since late October, increasing in a fifteen percent, if it is compared to 10 months from the last year.

Carlos Estévez Olazábal, director of the entity, said to the AIN that regarding arid products it is surpassed the number of 465 000 m3, compared to 350 000 m3 obtained last year, and by the end of this year it will reach the second position in producing that line in Cuba.

Concrete blocks, bricks of mud, tiles, and cement line among others are part of the lines that keep on growing.

The mosaics' plant records more than 26 000 m2 spite being working with a fifty percent of its capacity because of capital repairs.

The mill "Viet Nam Heroíco", the greatest producer of arid products, was redesign and its technology was readapted to make it more efficient, with a considerable saving of energy and water, from which will be needed only a ten percent of what was consumed before.

Soon it will achieve a kind of high quality sand and also it will produce a number of 600 000m3 of arid products per year, the director considered and specified that those technological investments of different plants such as: tile and concrete, beside the inclusion of trucks to load the goods contribute to encourage the industry.

By the 80s this branch reached the second best position concerning the capacity of production and the variety of equipments in Cuba, but unfortunately it was hit by the economic Special Periods blows during the early 90s.
(Adelante)


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