Archive for January 8th, 2007

Textile Plant Closures Worry Foreign Trade Ministry

Monday, January 8th, 2007

The textile company WR Alajuela S.A., owned by VF Corporación, announced last week that it is closing down its plant in the northwestern San José district of La Uruca, citing an insufficient demand for the pants it produces. About 400 employees will lose their jobs.
VF Corporación shut down another textile plant in Coronado, northeast of […]

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Government Plans to Sue Chemical Company For Moín Fire

Monday, January 8th, 2007

Environment and Energy Minister Roberto Dobles announced Friday that the Costa Rican government plans to sue the chemical company Químicos Holanda for damage caused by a massive chemical fire at the company’s chemical storage facility in the Caribbean port city of Moín on Dec. 13, 2006, according to the daily Al Día.
The fire, which erupted […]

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