Diego Consexecutive director of CAPMIN explained in dialogue with Energy Report the reasons that led to the creation of this new chamber, where it was made clear that “We are not looking to fight with anyone, nor to polarize with anyone, nor to mark the playing field, much less, the only thing that is aspired to, both from CAPMIN, and from the rest of the chambers, is openness, associativity and complementarity.”
The creation of a Confederation attracted attention within the sector, since the Federal Chamber of Mining Suppliers (CaFeProMi) had been launched less than a month ago. This entity is made up of CAMJUSEMI of Jujuy, represented by Javier Grenni; CAPEMISA, from Salta, through its president Federico Russo; CAPPROMIN of Catamarca, headed by Manuel Gomez Bello; the Sanjuanina CAPRIMSA, which represents Fernando Godoyand the Santa Cruz-based CAPROMISA, led by Diego IrigoyenThey are the founding members with the possibility of including chambers from other provinces. The first presidency of CaFeProMi was held by Gómez Bello from Catamarca.
The purpose of CaFeProMi is to “join forces between local supplier institutions, close ranks in defense of local purchasing and promote the development of the country’s mining regions, through the impetus generated by the strengthening of territorial value chains” and with the “idea of removing centralism” they point out that “the provinces are the ones that should make the proposals.”
The RIGI challenge for suppliers
There was much debate about the harm and benefits that the approval of the law would generate for mining suppliers. RIGI.
On the one hand, and after numerous meetings, the suppliers managed to have it included in the Law that companies will have to hire a minimum of 20% local suppliersfar from the 70/30 they were looking for, but with the hope that this 20% established by law will be greatly exceeded.
On the CAPMIN side, support for the regime for large investors was overwhelming, arguing that “Argentina has great potential for the production of mineral resources that can only be realized through a appropriate incentive regime”, where “without mining development there is no industrial and service chain possible. This is why we consider the approval of the RIGI to be essential,”
In the producing provinces, some companies are foreseeing a lowering of the line to suppliers so that they can play a role “in some way.”
From CAEM They reaffirmed their commitment to the national industry, where they highlighted that “The value chain is an indisputable part of the mining industry and only the implementation of new projects will allow the development of new suppliers.”
Mining Confederation: the press release for the presentation of PROMINARCO
During the afternoon of Monday, September 16, an important meeting was held organized by the Argentine Chamber of Mining Suppliers (CAPMIN) where representatives of associated chambers and members belonging to the provinces of San Juan, La Puna (Salta, Jujuy, Catamarca) Santa Cruz, La Rioja, Mendoza, Chubut, Rio Negro, Santa Fe, Cordoba and Buenos Aires.
We were visited during part of the meeting by prominent representatives of the Mining industry such as Roberto CacciolaPresident of CAEM (Argentine Chamber of Mining and Energy Companies) Carlos CuburuUnder Secretary of Mining of the Nation, who left their vision and positive message to those present.
The discussion focused on the strategic role of the “mining supplier”, exchanging ideas and views on the sector’s needs, strengths and challenges, agreeing on broad points of agreement regarding the fundamental contribution and support of suppliers of goods and services in driving the mining industrial value chain.
Different realities Common objectives
Obviously, the realities and idiosyncrasies are diverse in the different provinces of the territory. In some cases, there is greater infrastructure for development, financing tools, applied technology and assistance support, and in other cases, not enough. Although the objectives are similar, the supplier companies aim to be up to the task by professionalizing their companies to the maximum in order to be qualified bidders to aspire to contracts with mining companies in each region. And that is why the union of suppliers allows to unify different realities with common objectives, fundamentally the development of regional industries and Argentina as a whole.
The need to value companies that provide goods and services is expressed, giving priority to the first rings close to the projects, then the ring of the provinces and then the entire country in order to provide excellent services to operators. Argentina has outstanding companies that apply quality standards and the highest standards in terms of the provision of goods and services, many of them with export capacity, generating sales to countries in the region and other continents.
We increasingly aspire to strengthen integration in a value chain so that it is robust and dynamic, which will result in positioning ourselves alongside other regional actors in the leadership of the export of mining goods and services, enabling participation in the main international forums for the quality and added value of our products. We envision that the national mining industry will not only be a pillar of economic development, but also an example of innovation and collaboration in Latin America, where suppliers also have regional participation and recognition.
In conclusion, the discussion reflected common challenges among the participating actors, and as a corollary, the need to unify criteria and complement actions arose, giving rise to the initiative to congregate within a confederative, participatory and gregarious network, resulting in the birth of “PRO-MIN-AR-CO”, a launching space, observatory, meeting and reciprocity between Argentine Mining Suppliers, which is articulated as a take-off platform that tends to deepen cooperation and synergy between peers, laying collaborative pillars and a fraternal spirit, generating links and associations between SMEs and companies belonging to chambers of the Argentine territory, promoting greater openness, professionalism, complementarity and integration.
Those who participated in the meeting, representatives of a dozen mining chambers in Argentina, unanimously agreed to value the manifest commitment and act accordingly in the participation of this Confederate network, committing to promote good practices and open cooperation, envisioning the challenging scenarios to come.
PRO-MIN-AR-CO From the very beginning, it has been based on pillars that combine associativity, good practices and intersectoral complementarity, leaving aside meaningless disputes, which only generate fractures in relationships, obscuring opportunities.
The Argentine Confederated Mining Suppliers They are committed to working with Ainco to maximize sectoral strengthening with the clear commitment to add greater participation of companies and SMEs in the country with an integrative view, since this will be a space of inclusion for all those who want to participate with the premise of integration as a driving force, applying professionalism and assistance, bringing integrative solutions to the needs and requirements posed by mining projects and operations.
We know that mining is a driving activity that generates vast opportunities, but at the same time demands high standards of compensation requiring validated Providers and suppliers, who become strategic partners of the companies, for which they must have expertise, operational and technological capacity, cutting-edge applications, development and innovation, permanent training, compliance and continuous assistance.
For a strong, quality, efficient, transparent, competitive mining supplier industry that generates concrete, solid regional and Argentine development, with a gregarious spirit, in a process of unity of each mining supplier, regardless of where their productive base is. Today PROMINARCO was born as a superior idea.
Below are the institutions that make up PROMINARCO In this first stage, they agree to sign a constitutive act where the roles and functions of the members will be expressed, outlining objectives with a national and integrative perspective.
• CAPMIN (Argentine Chamber of Mining Suppliers)
•CASEMI (San Juan)
•CAPPEMA (Santa Cruz)
•CAPERFO (San Juan Drilling Chamber)
• CHAMBER OF MINING SUPPLIERS OF THE NATURAL LAND (Antofagasta de la Sierra)
•CAPROMIM (Chamber of Producers and Suppliers of Mendoza)
•CAPROSEMITP (Chamber of the Puna)
•CAM.PRO.AT (Chamber of Suppliers of Atacama and Susques)
•CAPEM (Chamber of Mining Entrepreneurs and Suppliers of Chubut)
•CAMIR (La Rioja Mining Chamber)
•CREPROMIN (La Rioja Chamber of Mining Companies and Suppliers)
• Chamber of Industry, Commerce and Mining of Ingeniero Jacobacci
Source: Ambito
