After a troubled period of crisis, Curtiembre de Nonogasta is showing positive signs. The tannery, which was abandoned by the owners (when it was called Curtume CBR) and then nationalised, is not out of danger, but can boast growing work. And the possibility of reintegrating into the factory the workers, who are now still at a standstill.
Not out of danger
Spokesman Miguel Zalazar took stock with the local press. The tannery formally reopened in May 2022, but only since January 2023 has it started spinning drums again. “Last year, we were still called Curtiembre La Rioja,” he explains, “and due to organisational and bureaucratic issues we could not process hides, even though we had requests from some customers”. Now, Curtiembre La Rioja has started with a production of around 1,000 bovine hides per day on demand, so to speak: “The customer brings us the raw material,” Salazar continues,”’and we turn it into finished leather”. The beneficial effects, we said, are on the workforce. At the moment, 136 of the 400 employees are at work. If the positive momentum is confirmed, another 30 workers could return to their jobs shortly.
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