The U.S. textile company Core Denim, belonging to the International Textile Group (ITG), could resume operations in Nicaragua which were suspended in March 2009, informed the government, although there is still a chance that the company will be sold, which would imply a reassessment of these plans.

The presidential delegate for investment, Alvaro Baltodano, revealed that there are several companies interested in the acquisition of Core Denim. "’We are working on (re) opening, this is a guarantee that must be given to investors who will analyze the feasibility of returning, we have three to four companies interested, remember that it is an investment of more than 100 million U.S. dollars and there are US, Asian and South American investors interested’, said Baltodano to the local press.

The reopening of Cone Denim has been announced since early 2011, but so far has not materialized.

Cone Denim began operations in 2008 with an investment of 100 million dollars. However, it was closed in March 2009, leaving nearly 700 unemployed Nicaraguans. The closure of the company occurred on the grounds of lack of market due to the international economic crisis, according to the digital edition of the newspaper La Prensa.

Source: elnuevodiario.com.ni

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