Estudio de factibilidad para la creación de una empresa dedicada al procesamiento y exportación de balsas como bloques encolados en el cantón Santa Ana

Abstract

Through this project, an in-depth analysis of the balsa wood industry in Ecuador has been carried out to obtain all the necessary information to demonstrate the feasibility of creating a company that produces glued blocks and exports them to China and the United States; for this purpose, a market study was conducted, where the results show that Ecuador is known as the first producer and exporter of balsa wood in the world, while China and the United States are the largest consumers of Ecuadorian balsa wood. In addition, optimized technologies and production processes have been established for the manufacture of glued balsa blocks. The financial study identified the most important metrics, such as the Net Present Value of $2.369.716,88 and an Internal Rate of Return of 98%, which confirmed the viability of the project in the proposed financing. Finally, the environmental study is introduced, which allows identifying activities that have impacts on air, water, soil, ecosystems, etc., and ways to mitigate these impacts with proposed measures. With the studies carried out, it is concluded that the creation of a company dedicated to the processing and export of balsa as glued blocks in the Santa Ana canton is feasible.