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November 5, 2006

Argentina wants World Bank to halt pulp mill loans

published: Sunday | November 5, 2006

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters): Argentina wants the World Bank to halt loans for a pulp mill in neighbouring Uruguay until an international court has ruled in a case Argentina brought against the project, the country's top environmental official said on Monday.

Finland's Metsa-Botnia is building a pulp mill alongside a river dividing Uruguay and Argentina, which has sparked protests by Argentine environment-alists and a diplomatic feud that reached the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

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Posted by pichu at November 5, 2006 1:58 PM