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The future of the El Pajar cement factory, in the hands of CC

The future of the El Pajar cement factory, in the hands of CC

Yurena Vega Friday, June 09, 2023

The future of the land currently occupied by the Spanish-Brazilian company that produces cement in El Pajar, in the south of Gra Canaria, will be in the hands of CC because the regional public entity Puertos Canarios will be in nationalist hands. In addition to all this, it should be noted that CC in Tirajana will remain with Urban Planning. AV-PP and PSOE defend the industrial use of this space and CC has promised the neighbors that there will be no decisions that damage the productive fabric of the area. This Friday Asinca, an industrial association that defends the non-tourist use of this space, Ceisa (AIEM) is a member of Asinca, celebrates its general assembly and dinner with the presence of political authorities. It is possible that the future mayor, Marco Aurelio Pérez, will attend from the south of Gran Canaria, in his capacity as councilor of the Gran Canaria Cabildo.


Since 2009, the Metal, Construction and Related Federations (MCA-UGT) and CCOO Construction (FECOMA) have maintained their rejection of the Gran Canaria Cabildo project that includes the creation of a marina on the site where the current metal factory is located. cement from El Pajar, after compensation or transfer of the cement company. This project would cause damage to the foreign industry based in the Canary Islands, since it is one of the few industries that remain in Gran Canaria, while it would affect the maintenance of more than 150 direct jobs, of which more than 70 per One hundred of them belong to citizens of the southern zone, and approximately 80 indirect jobs belong to more than 35 companies that provide services to said Cement Plant (Cleaning, Security, machinery, restoration, etc.).


UGT and CCOO supported the so-called 'alternative two' consisting of the development of marinas in the areas of Bahía Feliz, Meloneras/Pasito Blanco and Tauro with 500 berths each, also counting on the expansions of the ports of the state and the Autonomous Community in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Arinaga, Agaete and Taliarte, reaching 4.072 berths.
For the union forces, these locations would entail a "less aggressive environmental impact as their dimensions are more appropriate both in square meters and in diversification in municipalities and investments."

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