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TOPIC 19 MANUFACTURES AND INDUSTRIES - Coggle Diagram
TOPIC 19 MANUFACTURES AND INDUSTRIES
AN OLD TRADITION
Since ancient times, human societies
learned to manually produce goods that
served them to satisfy their needs.
Wood, clay, metals were used to produce household decoration artifacts. This activity was developed throughout History and remains to this day as crafts, whose importance is great in the country.
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Food and beverage industry
It is the most important branch of activity in
the manufacturing industry.
It is the one with
the most workers.
This, added to the refining of oil and fuel and to the extraction of crude oil and natural gas, represents 67% of the total production of Ecuador.
These activities are concentrated in Guayas, Pichincha and Sucumbíos.
Textile industry
It is one of the oldest in the country. It is made up of large spinning and weaving
companies, and by numerous small clothing companies. The textile activity is
concentrated, mainly, in the provinces of Pichincha and Guayas. Both types of
companies supply the domestic market. The textiles even they trade with the outside.
During the first decade of this century, they recovered from the shock of the 1999
crisis and the commercial opening promoted by the neoliberal model, through a
strong internal productive reorganization.
FISHING INDUSTRY AND ARTISINAL FISHING
The industry linked to fishing has developed rapidly in recent years. It has important
investments in the fleet fishery and the network of refrigerators, as well as in factories
for canning and processing of fishmeal and fish oil. Their sales are made mainly in
the international market; however, the
national poultry industry requires a large
amount of fishmeal.
Artisanal fishing, that is, fishing by small boats, absorbs the largest amount of dedicated labor to this activity, but its contribution to the product is less than the industrial one.
