From a statement issued by Industrias La Constancia:

San Salvador, March 9, 2016. We appreciate the support and understanding of our customers, consumers, suppliers, contractors and friends during the extraordinary situation which forced us to temporarily suspend operations of Agua Cristal.

We wish to inform the public that as of this date and with the support of the authorities, these operations have resumed. We reaffirm our commitment to El Salvador.

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More Extortion, Fewer Companies

May 2018

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Insecurity and Uncertainty

March 2018

Salvadoran business owners point out that the main causes of the country's poor economic performance is still growing insecurity and a lack of a clear political course.

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El Salvador: Growing Industrial Unrest Due to Insecurity

March 2016

Businessmen have stated their categorical opposition to statements made by a government official that confuse extortion with the funding of organized crime.

The statements by the Technical Secretary of the Presidency of El Salvador, Roberto Lorenzana, against companies in the country that suffer from extortion caused a strong reaction from the private sector, four days after Industrias La Constancia publicly announced that it was suspending operation of its plants because of increasing insecurity and violence.