Minerali Italian multinational company will build a plant in Jumilla silica sand to be located in the place 'The Muchilla', for which five million euros invested in a project that will generate 25 direct jobs and nearly a hundred indirect jobs.
This project was presented Thursday by the company, Councilman Industry Jesus Sanchez, the director general of Industry, Energy and Mines of the Region of Murcia, José Francisco Puche, the regional deputy Seve Gonzales, representatives of the Institute of Development, and other council members of the corporation and the presence of representatives of all the social, economic and industrial Jumilla.
This plant silica sand mining site is located in the Los Muchilla, a mine where in the Owls is currently disused and in this way will enhance the value after the investment of five million euros .
Industriali Minerali by Spain, his advisers spoke LLorenç Guardiola, Lorenzo Rigo, Paolo and Fabio Danasino Granitzio, which explained the purpose of your project, intended to be a reality as of September, with the start of the construction of a plant for washing, grinding, classification, storage and drainage of the ore for subsequent use in the manufacture of glass.
The company's intention is to build a similar plant to which they are in Tunisia, but more modern.
This initiative will generate 25 direct jobs and nearly a hundred of indirect jobs and also includes the environmental recovery of the zone simultaneously with the extraction of minerals.
When the plant is fully operational, the company expects an annual production of 240,000 tons of sand for glass.
Similarly, various studies undertaken by the multinational demonstrate the high quality of silica sand for the production of flat glass, used by industries like automobile and construction, and hollow glass, used to make bottles and food packaging, of drugs or perfumes.
In addition, since Minerali advanced that this investment could attract other sectors related to Jumilla.
On the other hand, in this act, the director general Industry, Energy and Mines, José Francisco Puche stressed "the important mineral resources are there in Jumilla and high quality."
Puche commended the work done by the Institute of Development to enable the realization of this project and said that since the autonomous region, it takes time to work on attracting new investment, which begins to bear fruit as is the case of the new silicon plant in Jumilla, "which involves building trust to continue to make investments in the region, which is achieved through effective and efficient coordination of all."
He added, "This project is absolutely sustainable and leads to the benefit of society itself Jumillano."
For his part, Jesus Sanchez, representing the City Council and Councillor for Industry was pleased "because we are talking about a great investment that will generate direct jobs and nearly a hundred of indirect as well as the parallel activity will suppose. "
Sanchez said he was "pleased and excited about a project in which we must all believe, gambling, and support."
He also asked the multinational "for the construction of the plant, to tell local businesses and labor Jumillano, to ensure that all the local society can feel a participant in this project."
The company responsible for this project works around the world
The Group currently has Minerali with 17 factories around the world and its customers are the major glass manufacturers, such as Sant Gobain or Sibelco.
It operates in Latin American countries like Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala and Colombia, as well as European countries like Italy and the Czech Republic, and Africa such as Tunisia and Egypt.
Jumilla plant will be its first office in Spain and Lorenzo Rigo, one of the directors of Minerali stressed in his speech that although the town not want to do a project for Jumilla because "we feel this land," said and thanked the support of City Hall, the Community, local businesses and the general Jumillano that has been welcomed with total affection and generosity.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla