Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero assured that exports will reach the set record goal of 100 billion dollars this year, and highlighted the participation of new and small companies in achieving this goal, during the delivery of the Export 2022 awards.
“In a year where we will have a record, the main thing that we can highlight are the testimonials of the businessmen and women, and that with each one of them at the end of the year we will be fulfilling that goal that we had set for ourselves, that ambitious objective of reaching the Export Promotion Plan 2022 at 100 billion dollars in exports“Cafero said.
In addition, he said that when the set goal is reached this year “it will be explained by new companies, by small companies that were encouraged to export, or by those that stood out for their design and with that they managed to open markets,” he said. the chancellor before handing out the awards.
“There we will be seeing the potential of the cooperative work between the State and the private sector”he added.
“The public and private sectors generate State policies that have endured over time and have resisted governments with different speeds and economic recipes.“said Cafiero, on the 30th anniversary of the Exportar 2022 awards today.
To the act, held at the Palacio San Martin, attended by the Secretary of International Economic Relations, Cecilia Todesca Bocco; the president of the Argentine Investment and International Trade Agency, Juan Usandivaras; and the Secretary of Industry and Productive Development, José de Mendiguren, among other officials.
Eleven Argentine companies They were awarded for making a significant contribution, for the generation of a solid export culture in the country.
The awards goal is to value the effort, the talent and the work of entrepreneurs, and businessmen that stood out for their contribution to the growth and diversification of Argentine exports between July 2021 and July 2022.
Regarding the estimation of the record of exports, Todesca Boccomaintained that this objective will be achieved “not only by prices but also by quantities” and in particular “manufactures of industrial origin.”
“For us it is an indicator that the industrial and scientific-technological policy of this government gave results,” he said.
While, usandivaras He expressed that “the exporting companies are the ones that bring us increasingly sophisticated demands and make up a sector that is in full swing and that this year shows us exceeding levels of exports, both in billing and in quantities.”
The winners
In the category “Goods and services” Tevelam SRL (Buenos Aires) was the winner, a company dedicated to manufacturing, distributing and exporting musical instruments, such as guitars, basses, drums, baffles, cymbals and led screens, with clients in more than 30 countries, including the United States, New Zealand, China, Brazil, Nigeria and Poland.
In the category “Innovation in export” Zamora Citrus (Tucumán) was the winner, a family business with more than 37 years of experience as a producer, packer and exporter of lemons.
In the “Argentinas to the World” category, Argencrops SA (Jujuy), a company dedicated to the commercialization of legumes in the foreign market, won.
What “Exporter Ambassador NOA Region” The chosen one was Ledesma SAAI (Jujuy), an Argentine agro-industrial company with 114 years of history, focused on the production of sugar and paper, with participation in the markets of fruits, juices and citrus oils, alcohol and bioethanol, meat and grains.
What “Category Ambassador Exporter NEA Region” The winner was Grúas San Blas SA (Chaco), an organic beekeeping producer, which involves seven beekeeping cooperatives and includes more than 95 producers.
What “Ambassador Exporter Central Region Category” Juntas Illinois SA (Santa Fe) was chosen, a metalworking company whose main activity is the manufacture and sale of gaskets and automotive parts for all types of engines.
What “Category Ambassador Exporter Cuyo Region” Biosano SA (Mendoza) was selected, a company dedicated to the development, manufacture and commercialization of chemical solutions so that the industry is increasingly cleaner and more sustainable.
In the “Ambassador Exporter Category Patagonia Region” Estrella Patagonica SA (Chubut) was chosen, a company that captures and processes seafood.
In the “Associativism for export category” Bodegas de Altura (Salta) wine producer won.
In the “Exporter Challenge Category” Gayalí (Santa Fe) was chosen as a company dedicated to making alfajores.
In the “Dynamic SMEs Category” The winner was Bedson SA (Buenos Aires), a company dedicated to the research, production, marketing and distribution of specialties for the intensive animal protein production industry.
