In turn, those who were below 69.5% were: chemical substances and products (69.4%), food products and beverages (67.4%), automotive industry (65.3%), publishing and printing (65.2%), textile products (64.5%), tobacco products (64.1%), metalworking except automotive (61.9%), and rubber and plastic products (57%).
Refering to Automotive industrythe level of use of installed capacity stood at 65.3%, higher than in August 2021, which was 47.7%. According to the INDEC, this happened “as a result of the greater number of units manufactured by the automotive terminals.”
The metal-mechanic industry except automotive registered in August a level of utilization of the installed capacity of 61.9%, above the same month of the previous year 55.3%. “It is linked mainly to the increased manufacture of agricultural machinery and appliances for domestic use,” indicated INDEC.
As for the chemicals and substances “they had higher levels of production of agrochemicals, plastic raw materials and industrial gases,” said the official entity for what they exhibited in August a level of utilization of the installed capacity of 69.4%, slightly above that registered in the same month of the previous year (63.5%).
For its part, food products and beverages present in August a level of utilization of the installed capacity of 67.4%, above the 65.7% of the same month of the previous year. It is linked, mainly, “with the growth in the level of utilization of the capacity of the water and soft drink plants and the production of beef,” indicated the INDEC.
Oil refining, in turn, showed in August a level of utilization of installed capacity of 80.7%up from 75.4% in 2021, from the higher level of crude oil processing.
For its part, Textile products in August marked a level of utilization of the installed capacity of 64.5%, above the 54.4% of 2021. “This is as a consequence of the higher level of production of cotton yarn and fabrics,” said INDEC.
At the same time, Non-metallic mineral products had an installed capacity utilization level of 83.8% in Augusthigher than that of the same month of 2021, which was 79.8% and which was “related to the higher levels of cement, glass, plasterboard and mosaic manufacturing.”
Finally, rubber and plastic products in August the utilization of the installed capacity was at 57%, above the 56% of the previous year. “The higher level of utilization of the installed capacity is linked to the interannual growth of the manufacture of plastic manufactures, while a lower level of tire manufacture is observed,” concluded INDEC.
Source: Ambito
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