The Las Tunas steel industry, ACINOX Las Tunas Stainless Steel Company, deserves all possible attention from its strategic significance for the national economy, the Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, insisted during a working visit to this eastern Cuban province.
Las Tunas, Cuba.- The deputy prime minister also examined the performance of the Francisco "Paco" Cabrera Metal Structures Company, commercially known as METUNAS, accompanied by Manuel René Pérez Gallego, member of the Central Committee and first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) in the province, and Jaime Ernesto Chiang Vega, governor.
Taking into account its relevance, Valdés Menéndez gave clear indications so that ACINOX Las Tunas has the required priority in the electricity consumption plans of the territory. The continuous shutdowns deteriorate the energy consumption rates of this plant, which was stopped for more than 100 days in 2021 due to energy shortages.
The Commander of the Revolution was updated on the plans to resume, next July, the production of alloyed and special steels; a purpose that he described as a priority for the country. In this regard, he suggested exploring the potential national or foreign clients who might be interested in returning this Cuban product to the market. He also warned about the urgency of reducing unnecessary expenses and increasing the energy efficiency in an industry whose nature makes it prone to the expense of electricity, fuels, and lubricants.
ACINOX executives informed him that they are determining the possibilities of adding greater value to these steels by rolling them into different types of profiles and products, while also reiterating their plans to take advantage of the existing iron in the tail resulting from the extraction of nickel from the deposits in the province of Holguín, still in the feasibility study and negotiation phase with possible foreign investors.
During a dialogue with representatives of METUNAS, the also Hero of the Republic of Cuba was updated on its lines of work for the current year. The "Paco Cabrera" will continue to be present in key investments for the nation within the Mariel Special Development Zone, the Santiago de Cuba Cement Factory, and others agreed with the Electric Union. For the latter, the so-called “factory of factories” hopes to produce more than 100 poles 21 meters high for the high-voltage lines of the National Power System and, thus, replace the current import of those made with centrifuged concrete. For this, it has already formed the first prototype and hopes to advance in its manufacture in the coming months.
