CubaPLUS Magazine

When speaking of efficiency in state-owned socialist enterprises, the Industrial Company Ramón Peña is almost always mentioned. With more than 70 years of history, the company has shown that, despite challenges, it is possible to achieve steady growth in production while maintaining quality and diversifying its products to meet the needs of each era.

In a conversation with CubaPLUS Magazine, the company’s General Director, Yosvany Fuentes Rodríguez, highlighted the entity’s work and explained: “Throughout our history, our company has maintained a wide range of productions for key sectors of the economy, replacing a significant value of imports.”

“During the 1980s,” he continued, “the three Business Units (UEB) of this company produced more than 16,000 pieces of equipment under the TAINO brand, satisfying over 80% of domestic demand and averaging more than 1,600 units annually across more than 25 product lines.”

Among its most notable products, he listed cane transport equipment, 14 m³ trailers, truck beds and AMPIROLL boxes for solid waste collection, equipment for general cargo transport, container carriers, vehicles for agricultural and livestock products, bulk solids, box trucks, carts, silo harvesters, concrete mixers, scrapers, bulldozers, front loaders, semitrailers with load capacities from 30 to 54 tons, as well as equipment for the tourism sector.

“Today, despite the difficulties faced by our economy, our company continues to operate under Cuban and international standards for its productions. We are certified by the National Standards Office with the ISO-9001/2015 Quality Management System,” he emphasized.

In 2020, in response to the new national economic landscape, the company implemented its Economic Recovery Strategy. Within a year, it transitioned from a state-financed enterprise with no working capital of its own to a self-managed entity competing in a market of supply and demand.

Looking to the future, Fuentes outlined several goals for the 2023–2030 period.

Domestically, the company aims to:
• Maintain national leadership in the production of trailers, semitrailers, and related applications.
• Provide efficient repair services for this equipment.
• Develop and manufacture complete production lines for construction materials.
• Design and build equipment for animal feed production, primarily to support small farmers.

For international markets, the company plans to establish repair service centers and selected production facilities in countries within its geographic area, leveraging its workforce and technological expertise to secure financing for future development.

Between 2025 and 2030, the company will also implement its Financial and Productive Self-Management Strategy, which includes:
• An international joint venture with the Chinese-Cuban (Mipyme) company Havana Agro for the assembly, integration, marketing, warranty, and after-sales services of agricultural equipment for both the domestic market and export to Central America and the Caribbean.
• A commercial partnership with the Chinese company HAITECH, via a contract with DIVEP, to assemble, integrate, and service electric tricycles.
• An agreement with the Spanish company FERRUZ to ensure consignment supplies for the manufacture, marketing, and/or repair of trailers, semitrailers, and chassis applications.
• A partnership with the Mexican firm RUMNOVA for the assembly, integration, marketing, and servicing of agricultural and energy equipment.

In all cases, the progressive integration of national components is envisioned, adding greater value and increasing local industry participation.

Ultimately, this trajectory demonstrates the company’s efficiency over decades of operation—an achievement made possible by its dedicated workforce, including several internationally recognized specialists. Their efforts prove that, even in the face of adversity, it is possible to build a stronger future for Cuban industry.