Doe Run Peru halts operations, government considers $75 million bailout
March 30, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Doe Run Peru, which halted 95 percent of its operations at the La Oroya poly-metallic smelter after a consortium of banks led by PNP Paribas cut its credit lines, is hoping that the Peru government will agree to a $75 million bailout. An affiliate of the Renco Group, Doe Run issued a statement last Wednesday, [...]
Peru Ombudsman’s Office presses for sanctions against company illegally dumping waste water into shantytown’s irrigation overflow canal
March 23, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Peru’s Ombudswoman, Beatriz Merino, is calling for immediate action to be taken against the Chalaco Corporation, a company which has been illegally dumping waste water into a shantytown’s irrigation overflow canal, exposing approximately 19,000 people to infectious and possibly contagious disease. “According to a report — which was made public by the Callao Regional Health [...]
