PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2013
EDITOUR REPORTS 11 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 12/13 www.petpla.net Meat exports, IT services and tourism The fertile rolling plains and low hill ranges comprise much of the landscape, making it especially suitable for agriculture in general and stock farming in particular. Agriculture accounted for around 10% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012, amounting to US$53bn. Princi- pal exports are: meat (2006: 37% of total exports), fish, rice and textiles. In 2012 the value of all exports came to US$9.8bn. The industrial sector contributes around 22% of GDP (2012 figures). Noteworthy in this context are industries that involve the further processing of agricultural products. Subsidiary activities such as crude oil processing and the production of foodstuffs also have an important part to play within this sector. Uruguay is a comparatively high-tech country, and its IT services sector plays a major role on the South American market. Tourism is another fast developing industry, con- tributing a significant 6% to GDP. In all, the tertiary sector contributes roughly two thirds of the country’s GDP, accord- ing to 2012 figures. Energy market, imports, investment 94% of power generation activities as well as large parts of the water supply, mineral oil and telecommunica- tions systems in the country are in the hands of the State. This sets Uruguay apart from its neighbouring countries where privatisation has already progressed much further. Around a quarter of Uruguayans are employed by the State. Economically speaking, Uruguay maintains close contacts with its neighbours. The fact that the country has no fossil resources of its own means that it has to import around 60% of its energy requirement from Argentina and Brazil. This leads to relatively high electricity prices, which also creates problems for the PET industry. Hydro-electric power is an important source of domes- tically produced energy, but the potential for any further exploitation of its water resources is now exhausted. Uru- guay’s government is therefore actively looking to expand its renewable energy sector, in particular wind power, which is seen as a major potential source of energy in what is a thinly populated country. The government aims to cover 90% of the energy requirement by means of renewable resources by 2015, of which 63% is expected to be from hydro-electric power, 15% from wind power, and 13% from biomass. Protecting the environment and action on climate change are also major government concerns, together with energy saving measures. Currently, Uruguay does not have any significant waste recycling systems, relying entirely on landfill sites. River pollution and soil erosion present serious problems that the government recognises it must address. Cost effective 2-step process with machine direction print, lowering label costs + Roll count optimization + No seaming in label conversion: it’s done on the labellers + Storage space and shipping costs down thanks to higher roll and pallet quantities + Emerging lightweight micron film technology boosts productivity + Higher labelling speeds, up to 50,000 BPH + Weld seam applied during labelling process = COST REDUCTION UP TO 20% compared to traditional sleeve technologies Sacmi Verona S.p.A. Via Dell’Industria, 2/A 37060 Mozzecane (VR) Italy Tel. +39.045.6347511 sacmilabelling@sacmilabelling.it | www.sacmilabelling.com www.formsleeveplus.sacmi.com Quality + Cost Control in just one technology
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