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Note sent by UGT

Just twelve days after the news of the furnace's production of Lorca Holcim had been stopped, yesterday there was an important meeting between the Works Council, the General Director of Holcim Lorca, José Nat, and Human Resources Director of Holcim, Feliciano González Muñoz, who made public that the cessation of this furnace has been extended throughout the year and possibly during the upcoming 2010.

In this regard, and as explained by the Secretary General of the Federation of Metal, Construction and Allied Workers (MCA) of UGT Murcia, Juan José Pérez Manzanera, "it appears that the factory remains as milling Lorca, so material will provide the closest factories Gador and Carboneras.

In this situation, the works council demanded an explanation for the decision and González Muñoz said that next Monday, February 23, will get more answers from the company nationwide, who presented to the MCA-UGT and the Committee of company a package of urgent measures to address the situation.

The majority union in the region, from UGT wish to express our deepest concern that has been happening in the cement Lorca.

"It's a blow for workers in the factory and for our union," said Perez Manzanera, "because we understand that if they want to leave the factory as grinding, should seek a solution to the workers of the company, so least 70 of 90 total.

However, the Secretary General of the MCA-UGT Murcia believes that "although the news that we are at the moment are bad, do not want to be alarmist but what we now play is to wait until Monday to see what they are this package of measures that Holcim has prepared to remedy the situation.

But the fact remains that if we suffer loss in productive capacity and not working, we're even more excited ahead this package of measures that we hope will serve for something. "

UGT has been told, the company has no plans at this time lead to the closure of five factories distributed throughout our country.

Source: UGT