Overview
- Production at the Los Gutiérrez facility has been stopped, with local reports citing a pause until February 28 even as the suspension is treated as open-ended.
- About 30–35 employees will remain in administrative and logistics roles, with 10–12 slated for internal transfers and outreach to at least seven local firms, including two major sugar mills, for possible hires.
- Workers and management held a provincial labor mediation to set indemnities or explore continuity under a new operator without recognition of accrued seniority, according to officials.
- Regional industry groups, including the Unión Industrial de Tucumán, warned that falling demand, rising imports and scarce credit are fueling factory closures and sustained job losses.
- Some employees said they were offered a “voluntary” exit at roughly 70% of statutory severance or 50% in installments if they declined, a claim reported by local media.