A Portuguese company, Altri, intends to build a new pulp mill in Palas de Rei (Galicia, Spain). This project has sparked controversy in Galicia due to its potential impact on the environment and on the productive sectors that could be affected by these facilities, which have a significant weight in the Galician economy, especially the agricultural, fishing and tourism sectors.
Through extensive documentation, data analysis and fieldwork, contacting relevant sources in different areas and visiting the factories that Altri already has in operation in Portugal (in Constancia, Vila Velha de Ródão and Figueira da Foz), the journalists sought to gain a thorough understanding of the dimensions of this project and what it would mean for the region in which it would be implemented.
On the right: Photo by Delmi Alvarez
