Profepa will release 2 recycling furnaces in NL

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Environment (Profepa) confirmed that it will lift the seals of precautionary suspension to two furnaces of the waste picker Zinc Nacional, placed by the government of Nuevo León, in order to review the company's facilities, following the complaints it received for contamination with heavy metals in the municipality of San Nicolás de los Garza.

Zinc Nacional, a company dedicated to the production of zinc compounds with more than 70 years of experience, faces a precautionary suspension in its operations. The measure responds to findings made during an inspection of the Secretariat of Environment of Nuevo León, carried out at its plant located in San Nicolás de los Garza. What findings did the inspection in Zinc Nacional? On January 16, 2025, staff of the State Office of the Environment …

The suspension was confirmed by the Undersecretary of Environment in Nuevo León, who explained to El Horizon that it is a precautionary measure

For polluting emissions to the atmosphere; the Secretariat of Environment in Nuevo León closed yesterday two furnaces of the company Zinc Nacional. Inspectors of the State Office of the Environment went to the plant based in Colonia Lomas del Roble, in the municipality of San Nicolás, to review its operation. After a supervision of almost eight hours, they proceeded to apply the seals in a precautionary manner in part of the facilities. Javier G…

Environment of NL closes two National Zinc furnaces in a precautionary manner while investigating possible regulatory breaches.