An aluminum smelter near Maputo owned by multinational company BHP Billiton began today a “bypass” operation. Campaigners say this means that polluting emissions from the Mozal Plant [1] will go unfiltered for 4-5 months, near a metropolitan area of over 2 million. Blogger JPT at Ma-schamba blog [2] [pt] called this “corporate trash at the highest level”.
Mozambique: Anger at multinational pollution in Maputo
· Written by Janet Gunter
Categories: Mozambique, Economics & Business, Environment, Health, Protest