Creación de una empresa comunitaria para producir papel a base del bagazo de caña de azúcar en El Oro.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to evaluate if it is feasible to create a community enterprise, classified as a cooperative and protected under the Popular and Solidarity Economy Law, in the rural area of Curtincápac, belonging to Portovelo, in order to replace the use of wood as the main raw material for the production of paper, which causes great damage to the environment. Instead, and based on the data that could be collected in this research, set up a company that uses sugarcane bagasse as the main raw material to produce kitchen paper is proposed, due to the large number of hectares of cane which are found in sectors close to the factory and to the waste of the use of this by the owners of grinds. Also attending to the need to create sources and income into the sector. The research methodology in which this project is based on the synthetic and inductive. To collect information, primary and secondary sources were used. In addition, a market study and demand projections were carried out, locating it in the province of El Oro, due to the proximity to the factory and to the suppliers, where it was possible to conclude a good acceptance by the consumers. This study also includes recommendations to help the company to grow and diversify in the future.