Replace imports: important task in the Ministry of Industries

Havana, Feb. 11^th. - The mission of producing in the country everything that can replace imports, in order to achieve technological sovereignty, was approached today in the balance of the Ministry of Industries (Mindus) in the presence of Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic.

Manuel Marrero Cruz, a member of the Political Bureau and Prime Minister, by summarizing in the Palace of the Revolution that meeting on the main results of 2024 and the projections for 2025, said that in the midst of a very complex scenario we must continue to develop the national industry.

He highlighted his wide participation in activities such as food production, the recovery of the national electroenergetic system and sugar agribusiness, which need pieces, equipment and technologies, everything that presupposes the most of the manufacturing facilities, and better apply science and science and innovation.

Marrero asked the managers and specialists of the Mindus business groups to evaluate how, based on local solutions, the high demand for spare parts is guaranteed, given the paralysis facing various branches today, for example, transport.

He said that, beyond the results of 2024, it is required to advance in the automation of the processes, the modernization of machinery, the recovery of raw materials, the use of solid waste and electronic scrap, and in the production of packaging and packaging.

The prime minister also stated that in the collection of currencies the companies of this agency have a high prominence, especially those whose productions can be marketed in stores for that purpose and in the special area of ??Mariel Development.

He expressed the need to not only manufacture tractors, but to improve or modernize the more than 40,000 in the hands of state and private producers, as well as enhance the production of motorcycles and electrical equipment, in order to reduce costs in the national market.

The report presented during the balance, under the conduction of Eloy Álvarez, Minister of the Branch, and with interventions of managers, in addition to collecting achievements and deficiencies emphasizes the need to strengthen political work with the directives and the fight against the fight against crime and corruption.

Consolidate the role of the state company, continue promoting its productive chain with the rest of the economic actors, the implementation of industrial policy, as well as the participation of foreign investment in joint businesses, are projections for 2025. (Text and photo: Cubadebate)