Indústrias simbióticas e associações de empresas : um estudo no setor cafezeiro.

Abstract

The waste generated during the processes of a food processing and trade industry is a cause for concern on the part of managers. Some residues pose environmental risks due to the fact that they cannot be deposited in any place as they cause damage to the environment. A concept that aims to help industries to avoid the problems caused by waste is the possibility of implementing an industrial symbiosis. This concept suggests that the waste from one industry is transformed into a by-product that can be used by another industry. In this way, an industry that is symbiotic to another would use as raw material the use of the waste resulting from the first company. Among the industries that generate by-products, the coffee sector stands out for generating various residues during the different stages in which the fruit is submitted in the processing industries is the coffee maker. The originated residues have varied compositions that allow applications in different industry segments, and in contrast, these tailings if improperly disposed end up generating environmental damage. This work aims to propose stages of implementation of industrial symbiosis in the coffee sector through the companies participating in an association of companies. The company association is located in the coffee region of Colombia, which is the third largest coffee producer in the world. In order to meet the objective, an approach from the literature is presented in which it addresses the critical success factors that help in identifying barriers and motivating factors for the realization of industrial symbiosis. Afterwards, a diagnosis of the reality of the studied cluster is presented, as well as 11 guidelines that must be taken by managers in order to implement industrial symbiosis.