Desafios para a constituição de um arranjo produtivo: o caso da indústria de rochas ornamentais na Bahia

Abstract

The starting point is to identify an industrial segment in Bahia, formed by small companies, in which there is a natural or locally constructed comparative advantage. It selects the ornamental stone sector, represented by marbles and granites, due to the presence of differentiated raw materials, the expansion of internal and external demand for its products, the growing number of small companies in the sector, and its capacity to generate non-agricultural jobs in the rural areas of the semi-arid region. The objective of the work is to outline a profile of the cluster of micro-enterprises specialized in the processing of beige marble spontaneously established in Jacobina and Ourolândia, in the northwest region of the State, in order to assess whether there are conditions for the formation of a local productive arrangement. The empirical data, collected directly from the companies, were evaluated in light of the framework formulated by Cassiolato, Lastres, and Szapiro (2000) on the conditions necessary for the formation of a local productive arrangement. It presents the strengths and weaknesses found locally, as well as the market threats and opportunities for its products.