The new free zone, which started operating in Palín, houses the Korean textile company Alcatex and the plastics manufacturer Plastifar, from the Dominican Republic.
In addition to Alcatex, the company Plastifar has also started operating in the free zone known as Michatoya, created from a partnership between the municipality of Palin, Escuintla, and the city of Incheon, the main logistics port of South Korea.