Thousands of people gathered this Sunday in front of the Regional Government of Galicia, in Santiago de Compostela, against the project that the Portuguese company Altri wants to install in Palas de Rei.
Since May, this is the Second demonstration in Galicia against the installation of the projectwhich provides for the construction of a sustainable fiber biofactory.
“Galicia is fighting […]“No to the theft of our land” were some of the slogans heard during the protest.
Cited by the EFE agency, the spokesperson for the Ulloa Viva platform, which organised the initiative, Marta Gontá, indicated that the protest brought together 30,000 people and asked the executive to listen to the demands.
“The Board must listen to the reasons why we are against a highly polluting project, which would force us to live worse […] throughout Galicia,” he stressed.
In the same sense, the spokesperson for the Ría de Arousa Defense Platform, Xaquín Rúbido, demanded that the project be stopped, arguing that it is polluting and could therefore cause serious damage to the population.
“These are projects that leave nothing here, only pollution, and that is contrary to our production model,” he said.
The project for the construction of a biofactory for the production of sustainable natural fibers, led by Atri, is valued at around 900 million euros.
In the first quarter of this year, the Altri Group recorded profits of 21.6 million euros, an increase of 10% compared to the same period last year.
Lusa has contacted Altri and is awaiting a response.
Source: Observadora
