Chemical industry, of pharmaceutical products and plastic material: impacts in the metropolitan region of Londrina-PR

Authors

  • Claudio Roberto Bragueto Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná Author
  • Fabiane Bacon Riujim Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/bolgeogr.v30i3.13025

Keywords:

Industrial Geography, Industrialization, Productive restructuring, Metropolitan region of Londrina

Abstract

The article has the main objective to verify the development process of the chemical industry, of pharmaceutical products and plastic material in the metropolitan region of Londrina, in particular since the year of 1992. Were used two main indicators: the number of establishments and the persons employed according to IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) classification of industries and subsectors and the more detailed classification of the CNAE (National Classification of Economic Activities). Data were collected in the RAIS (Annual Social Information Report) of the Ministry of Labor and Employment. The conclusion is this branch of industry showed significant growth since the last eighteen years in the region and also is concentrated spatially (in the city of Londrina and the cities of their surroundings), and concentrated in a few great companies. Another feature is the centralization of capital which meant acquisitions and mergers of capital in most major industries.

Author Biographies

  • Claudio Roberto Bragueto, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná
    Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Geociências da Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Ãrea de atuação, Geografia Humana e Econômica.
  • Fabiane Bacon Riujim, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná

    Licenciada em Geografia e aluna do curso de bacharelado em Geografia da Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Bolsista de iniciação científica (PROIC-UEL).

Published

2012-08-22

Issue

Section

Artigos científicos

How to Cite

Chemical industry, of pharmaceutical products and plastic material: impacts in the metropolitan region of Londrina-PR. Boletim de Geografia, [S. l.], v. 30, n. 3, p. 99–115, 2012. DOI: 10.4025/bolgeogr.v30i3.13025. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/BolGeogr/article/view/13025. Acesso em: 9 jun. 2026.