Análisis comercial de la industria del papel y sus manufacturas en Colombia

Abstract

The main theme of this research is the analysis of basically international trade in the paper and manufacturing sector in Colombia in a big way. In this project three kind of main studies mostly are presented, in the first one the productive process of the paper is described making emphasis in all the phases of this process, like second measurement the foreign trade of Colombia is analyzed, determined the kind of main factors that determine the competitiveness in this type of market, and like third measurement the most competitive countries in the industry of the paper kind of are identified analyzing that characteristics specifically have the countries that are actually great producers and exporters of the industry of the paper. The results of the research indicate a significant deficit between imports and exports where Krugman's theory of intra-industrial trade is reflected in a subtle way. In Colombia in the paper sector, there is a generally low competitiveness against countries like Brazil and Germany, but also one of the strengths that was determined kind of is the diversification of the raw material where from the paper the most exported products were the paper bags and toilet bags.