Cuba Nickel Industry Beats Tourism

CUBA,  February, 4 , 2008.-  Cuban Basic Industry Minister Yadira Garcia stated that nickel exports surpassed tourism earnings in 2007, "Trabajadores" weekly website reports Monday.

With one of the largest nickel and cobalt reserves of the world, the island has reached such results due to stability and productive management in nickel entities of the northeastern Holguin provinces, Garcia said.

During a meeting with workers and executives from that industry, the minister called to seek productive reserves, a greater efficiency in labors of nickel extraction and processing as a finished product.

The mineral production, which has led Cuban exports for a first time, focuses on the "Rene Ramos Latour" factory in Nicaro, and "Pedro Sotto Alba" and "Ernesto Che Guevara" plants in Moa.