The footing that the government puts on imports, to prevent the outflow of dollars, is complicating large and small businesses and all sectors. In the past week Fiat had to shut down its factory one day for lack of parts.
Other small businesses are starting to feel the complications of a lack of some raw material. Suppliers of imported inputs are unable to obtain import authorization or, due to the lack of certainty as to when they will be able to replenish their stocks, hold back the goods or prices directly at the MEP dollar of $ 290instead of the official $ 160.
But there are also problems with critical supplies for production, in addition to other considered priorities (such as fertilizers, plant protection products, vehicle parts), as the UIA had stated a few days ago to the Secretariat of Commerce.
As the situation becomes more complex, companies leave the low profile go out and ask for a solution so as not to slow down your systems. For example, Arauco, which manufactures from wood slabs to cellulose for the production of paper or diapers, said Thursday that It is “on alert for the imminent interruption of its production due to a lack of basic supplies not produced locally”.
Arauco is the largest forest-industrial company in the country, with over 4,000 employees and 7 factories.
“The lack of these inputs puts at risk the manufacture of multiple products that are used daily, related to health and personal hygiene, such as diapers, toilet paper and sanitary towels, as well as the packaging, wood, furniture and paper industries, “the company said in a statement.
According to data from the Argentine Chamber of the Wood Industry (CAIMA), cardboard manufacturers go through a critical situation which puts the sector of 2,000 SMEs, with 60,000 jobs at risk.
In Argentina, Arauco has 127,000 hectares of plantations, a paper mill, a sawmill, two panel factories and a manufacturing plant. It also has manufacturing operations and plantations in Chile, Uruguay and Brazil.
Source: Clarin
