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Finland's Metsä-Botnia says ready to halt work at Uruguay mill
Finnish pulp and paper maker Metsä-Botnia is prepared to suspend installation of equipment at its pulp mill in Fray Bentos in Uruguay...Metsä-Botnia is constructing the pulp mill in cooperation with the Spanish company Ence. Ence has not yet announced whether it is willing to suspend its own construction activities. The row ensued after Argentinean non-governmental organisations protested against the alleged environmental effects of the pulp mill, which is located close to the Argentinean border.