A Key Industrial Sector Fell 4.1% in March and the Use of Installed Capacity Is at Its Lowest Level in 4 Years

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Companies in the sector face difficulties due to low domestic demand and tight margins, while employment and activity show setbacks in the main provinces

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Metallurgical activity recorded a fall of 4.1% year-on-year in March and a rise of 1.5% compared to February. Thus, the sector accumulates a contraction of 6.9% in the first quarter of 2026, according to data from the Association of Metallurgical Industries of the Argentine Republic (ADIMRA). In the third month of the year the most pronounced declines occurred in the areas of “Other Metal Products” (-6.7%), Capital Goods (-6.6%) and Medical Equi…

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The activity of the metallurgical industry in the country fell in March 4.1% year-on-year and accumulates a decrease of 6.9% in what goes from 2026, according to the latest report of the Association of Metallurgical Industrials of Argentina (Adimra). And although, it rose 1.5% against February, the most important fact is that the use of installed capacity continues with its low floor: it is 41.8% being the lowest record in the last 4 years and r…

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The Asociación de Industriales Metalúrgicos de la República Argentina (ADIMRA) reported that metallurgical activity fell 4.1% year-on-year in March, amid a sharp reduction in contracted personnel and the use of installed capacity, which was at the lowest level in the last four years. Thus, the sector accumulated a decrease of 6.9% in the first quarter of 2026, highlighted the entity that brings together the entrepreneurs of the sector. Meanwhile…

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The local industry is still unable to emerge from the crisis in which it is immersed during the national management of President Javier Milei. In the case of metallurgical, its activity recorded a fall of 4.1% year-on-year in the month of March. Thus, the sector accumulates a contraction of 6.9% in the first trimester of 2026, according to ...

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Metallurgical production accumulated a fall of 6.9% in the quarter and factories operate to just 41.8% of their capacity. In this scenario, most entrepreneurs in the sector rule out a recovery in the short term.