Conde on the delay in helping the Altra biofactory: “We are facing an unfair situation”

Portugal it has already been put into operation. Construction of a Portuguese company’s biofibre factory Altra It is progressing at a good pace after Antonio Costa’s government awarded 130 million euros in subsidies from European aid.

to the other side rayaHowever, its plans remain on hold, waiting for Pedro Sánchez’s government to decide what kind of public support the company will receive to raise in The king of spades a twin factory that requires an investment of around 800 million euros.

The group led by José Soares de Pina has asked the Spanish executive to support between 20 and 25% of this investment with European aid, but has yet to receive a response, sparking outrage Xunta de Galiciawhich plan he declared as strategic industrial project (PIE).

Vice President and Minister of Economy and Industry, Count Francisthis Saturday he condemned the “lack commitment by the Government”. And that, as he explained in statements to journalists, “It has been eight months since President Sánchez agreed to the co-president of the Xunta de Galicia to support Altri’s project with European funds, and we still do not have an answer”.

The trigger for this new skirmish with the central executive was the visit of Costa himself to the Portuguese factory a few days ago. That Palas de Rei did not go beyond the plans. “We are facing an unfair situation […] If this type of project can be supported in Portugal, we understand that in Spain, with the same funds, there should also be this kind of response»– exclaimed Conde, after asking for equal treatment with other communities and other neighboring countries.

And that’s it from Altra It is one of several fronts the Xunta has opened with the central government, which continues to delay the announcement of aid for key projects for the Galician economy, such as a battery workshop stellantisgraphite factory resonance (ex Showa Denko, in A Coruña) or triskeliongreen methanol plant you want to grow Atlantic forest in Mugardos.