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Iansa announced that his Linares largest factory in the country, will not operate in 2019. The government badured that he was monitoring the situation.
Despite the government's request to postpone the process of shutdown of the plant for 2 years the company decided that it will not work in 2019.
However, based on projections, its future will be decided at a board meeting on July 26th.
The company, controlled by British ED & F MAN reiterated that this is due to the complex scenario of the sugar market, but will continue to operate in its offices of San Carlos and Los Angeles .
The country produces between 250 thousand and 300 thousand tons of sugar a year concentrated in the cultivation of 15 to 17 thousand hectares of beet and with this closure – temporarily for the moment – only the plants of San Carlos and Los Angeles will continue to operate, a scenario very different from that of 12 years ago when 5 were operating throughout the country
workers of Iansa Linares, Ciro Tapia described as a traumatic situation that currently lives in the region, as there will be approximately 4,000 people who will be directly affected.
In this line was shown the president of the National Federation of Remolacheros, Jorge Guzmán who pointed out that there was uncertainty within the guild.
El The Minister of Labor, Nicolás Monckeberg declared to monitor the situation of this company and others Pastas Suaz o and the one that afflicts the workers of Maersk and says that he is confident that solutions can be found for all those who are affected.
El Mayor of Linares, Mario Meza ] was categorical and stated that despite the efforts made, the municipality will be impossible to implement a mitigation plan for a significant number of workers who will be unemployed and in a job that has been rooted in the community for 60 years.
According to the projections of experts, sugar production in 2018 in our country will increase to about 180 thousand tons per year.
This, because of the decline in the international price due to the end of manufacturing quotas in the countries of the European Union. In addition, Brazil and India have reduced their ethanol production and are using more cane to obtain sugar.
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