Industrial policy and enterprise. The failure of "Propulsora" as an integrated iron and steel centre, 1961-1976

One of the Argentine industry's historical problems was its lack of steel. Even though its production increased significantly as from the second post-war, it only managed to inaugurate its first integrated iron and steel making industry in I960 with SOMISA in San Nicolás. Therefore, when it beg...

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Autor principal: Castro, Claudio
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti 2009
Materias:
industria siderúrgica
Propulsora Siderúrgica
Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares
corporativismo
siderurgical industry
Dirección Nacional de Fabricaciones Militares
corporativism
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/23257
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Anuario del Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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spelling I10-R307-article-232572021-06-01T21:55:08Z Industrial policy and enterprise. The failure of "Propulsora" as an integrated iron and steel centre, 1961-1976 Política industrial y empresa. El fracaso de Propulsora como polo siderúrgico integrado, 1961-1976 Castro, Claudio industria siderúrgica Propulsora Siderúrgica Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares corporativismo siderurgical industry Propulsora Siderúrgica Dirección Nacional de Fabricaciones Militares corporativism One of the Argentine industry's historical problems was its lack of steel. Even though its production increased significantly as from the second post-war, it only managed to inaugurate its first integrated iron and steel making industry in I960 with SOMISA in San Nicolás. Therefore, when it began to function, it was already overrun by new demands. Therefore, a new steel making pole became necessary and Techint's Propulsora Siderúrgica project aimed at that. The reasons that deterred its fulfilment are analyzed in the context of the sector's evolution and the policies applied, as well as the Rocca family business experience in the matter and its achievements as a flat steel rolling mill. The hypothesis is that the corporative policy of the Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares tended to reject all the projects that could weaken SOMISA. 'S hegemony, regardless of the consequences. Nonetheless, although only as a rolling mill, Propulsora gained knowledge in the areas of production, organization and staf f training, contributing to the nationalization of Organización Techint's management. La insuficiencia de la fabricación de acero fue uno de los problemas históricos de la industria argentina. Si bien su producción tuvo un crecimiento importante a partir de la segunda posguerra, el país pudo recién inaugurar el primer centro siderúrgico integrado en 1960 con la planta de SOMISA en San Nicolás. Por lo tanto, al ponerse en marcha, su producción ya estaba desbordada por nuevas demandas. Se hacía entonces necesario otro polo siderúrgico. El proyecto de Propulsora Siderúrgica formulado por Techint apuntaba a ello. En el contexto de la evolución del sector y de las políticas implementadas, se analizan los motivos que impidieron su concreción, los antecedentes de la empresa de la familia Rocca en la materia y sus logros como laminadora de aceros planos. La hipótesis es que la política corporativa de la Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares tendía a rechazar todos los proyectos que pudieran debilitar la hegemonía de SOMISA, sin considerar sus consecuencias. No obstante, aunque sólo como laminadora, Propulsora consiguió aprendizajes en materia productiva, organizativa y de formación de personal, contribuyendo a la argentinización de sus cuadros gerenciales. Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti 2009-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/23257 10.52885/2683-9164.v.n5.23257 Anuario del Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti; Núm. 5 (2005); 297-318 2683-9164 1666-6836 10.52885/2683-9164.v.n5 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/23257/22990 Derechos de autor 2005 Claudio Castro
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topic industria siderúrgica
Propulsora Siderúrgica
Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares
corporativismo
siderurgical industry
Propulsora Siderúrgica
Dirección Nacional de Fabricaciones Militares
corporativism
spellingShingle industria siderúrgica
Propulsora Siderúrgica
Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares
corporativismo
siderurgical industry
Propulsora Siderúrgica
Dirección Nacional de Fabricaciones Militares
corporativism
Castro, Claudio
Industrial policy and enterprise. The failure of "Propulsora" as an integrated iron and steel centre, 1961-1976
topic_facet industria siderúrgica
Propulsora Siderúrgica
Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares
corporativismo
siderurgical industry
Propulsora Siderúrgica
Dirección Nacional de Fabricaciones Militares
corporativism
author Castro, Claudio
author_facet Castro, Claudio
author_sort Castro, Claudio
title Industrial policy and enterprise. The failure of "Propulsora" as an integrated iron and steel centre, 1961-1976
title_short Industrial policy and enterprise. The failure of "Propulsora" as an integrated iron and steel centre, 1961-1976
title_full Industrial policy and enterprise. The failure of "Propulsora" as an integrated iron and steel centre, 1961-1976
title_fullStr Industrial policy and enterprise. The failure of "Propulsora" as an integrated iron and steel centre, 1961-1976
title_full_unstemmed Industrial policy and enterprise. The failure of "Propulsora" as an integrated iron and steel centre, 1961-1976
title_sort industrial policy and enterprise. the failure of "propulsora" as an integrated iron and steel centre, 1961-1976
description One of the Argentine industry's historical problems was its lack of steel. Even though its production increased significantly as from the second post-war, it only managed to inaugurate its first integrated iron and steel making industry in I960 with SOMISA in San Nicolás. Therefore, when it began to function, it was already overrun by new demands. Therefore, a new steel making pole became necessary and Techint's Propulsora Siderúrgica project aimed at that. The reasons that deterred its fulfilment are analyzed in the context of the sector's evolution and the policies applied, as well as the Rocca family business experience in the matter and its achievements as a flat steel rolling mill. The hypothesis is that the corporative policy of the Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares tended to reject all the projects that could weaken SOMISA. 'S hegemony, regardless of the consequences. Nonetheless, although only as a rolling mill, Propulsora gained knowledge in the areas of production, organization and staf f training, contributing to the nationalization of Organización Techint's management.
publisher Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti
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