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Cuban Economic Re****t from ACN - Nov 2, 2007
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Cuban Economic Re****t - Nov 2, 2007
Increasing Zeolite Extraction in Central Cuba
The extraction and processing of zeolite in Central Villa Clara
province show progressive growth, with 1,500 tons of the mineral this
year.
The director of the Zeolite processing plant in the locality of
Ranchuelo, Sergio Ruiz told re****ters that the recovery of major local
markets for the mineral which, after being processed with nutrients,
nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, is highly demanded as a
fertilizer, particularly for potato cultivation.
The Villa Clara Zeolite plant is a major provider for citrus fruit
enterprises and other companies, which ex****t the mineral to Europe as
a ferilizer for olive plantation and an effective agent against insects
that attack crops such as apples, pears and grapes.
Ruiz said that over the next months an im****tant investment will
benefit the technical conditions of the plant, which will have a direct
impact in its production.
Local Zeolite reserves in the Villa Clara Tasajera-piojillo locality is
25 kilometers large, but only 0,8 kilometers have been under research
for exploitation, which reveals the abundance of the useful mineral in
the central region.
Cuba Upgrades Gypsum Processing Industry
A Cuban gypsum extraction and processing plant, which possesses the
country?s largest reserves of that mineral, in central-eastern Ciego
de Avila province, is undergoing huge modernization to increase its
production
capacities.
The plant currently produces 250 tons of the mineral every month, which
are trans****ted as raw material for the country's tour major cement
plants.
The vice-director of the Construction Material Enterprise, Jorge Perez
Rancao told re****ters that the company has received a group of parts
and components for field equipment, while they have already replaced
old mechanical equipment and repaired others in the industry.
The improvement of the company also includes the renovation of
trans****tation means, though enterprise workers have managed to recover
other trans****tation equipment which are still useful.
At present one ton of gypsum sells at between 90 and 100 dollars at the
international market, while that cost of that gypsum production in the
country translates into only 30 or 35 dollars.
Gypsum has isolating properties; it can balance environment humidity
and has considerable plasticity, which makes it very useful for
different aims.
Cuba Experts Exchange on Wind Energy Projects
The planning and setting up of wind farms was high on the agenda of the
2nd Convention on Territorial Planning held in Havana. Cuban experts
exchanged on the introduction of wind energy in the island.
Expert Ren(c) Castellanos told re****ters that Cuba has very recent
experience in the field, since the first specialized team in wind
energy was set up just last year to study possible locations for future
wind farms.
Serious difficulties faced by the country's electric system led to the
need to look at other energy sources, including wind power. However,
different factors must be taken into consideration when addressing this
type of energy, said Castellanos.
He explained that in order to installed the huge towers bearing energy
generators, you must bear in mind natural conditions like
accessibility, seismic and environmental characteristics of the area,
sedimentation of the land, existing human settlements, among other
aspects.
The expert group, made up of meteorologists, architects and other
professionals, is currently considering economic, social and
environmental conditions of possible areas for wind farms. Such a
comprehensive valuation has allowed specialists to identify areas to
set up future wind farms, particularly in coastal zones.
Cuba only has two wind farms in operations, while another one is under
construction. Wind energy has many advantages including its friendly
environmental impact and the low investment cost.
Cubans continue to Boost Agriculture Diversification
As part of the diversification and restructuring of the sugar industry
underway since in 2002, Cubans continue to use large extensions of land
formerly dedicated to grow sugar cane, to produce a wide gamut of
produce for local consumption.
The program has noticeably developed in eastern Las Tunas province
where new plantations have yielded over 26,000 tons of root vegetable,
beans and fresh vegetables this year.
The yield is directly funnelled to rural communities, which is
considered a significant contribution to the current recovery of
agricultural activity in the eastern territory which, after a prolonged
drought, has experienced a favourable rainy season.
The lands formerly dedicated to sugar cane plantations are also being
used to grow timber forests and develop livestock, said Manuel Justo,
vice-director of the agricultural enterprise with the Sugar Ministry in
Las Tunas.
Justo explained that over 2, 400 new trees were planted this year in
areas that belonged to sugar enterprises, while more than two and a
half million of milk were produced in the territory. He also said that
buffalo raising is also being developed with success in Las Tunas as
part of a program undertaken in different Cuban provinces.
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