Medio Ambiente Y Resistencia Social Contra La Fábrica De Cianuro De Sodio En Pueblo Nuevo El Siete Durango, México.

Abstract

The social movements in the Comarca Lagunera have been of a diverse political nature, but the ones that have most attracted the attention of its inhabitants are those that are characterized by caring for the environment, it will always be in the discussion and citizen agenda to be they will create new jobs and that it is almost impossible not to affect the natural resources that a municipality, regional or federal entity has. The dilemma that there is no progress or community development without repercussions on environmental care policies, due to the economic policies implemented by federal governments from the Free Trade Agreement in Latin America (TLCAL), based on those agreements international, companies from other countries have sought to establish themselves in rural areas and influencing daily life and community social practices.
In the Laguna region, the chemical company The Chemours Company, based in the United States and with extensive production of products that serve the different sectors of goods and services, manufacturing, etc. Arrives in Mexico in 1960 in the municipality of Altamira Tamaulipas, to produce Titanium Dioxide (TiO2), a key component for the automotive and aerospace industry (Chemours, s.f.), for November 5, 2015, The Chemours Company expands its production and proposes the erection of another plant to produce sodium cyanide in the municipality of Salamanca Guanajuato; but the installation was not achieved and later an attempt was made to locate it in San Luis de la Paz right there in Guanajuato (RED DTD, 2016).
It is not possible to establish itself in that place either and ends up being expelled from both cities of the State of Guanajuato for being a highly toxic and polluting industry. 20 days later, representatives of the company appear in the town of Dinamita, Durango. Mexico, with the intention of settling down. The businessmen and authorities of different levels of government, promote and organize a committee made up of people from the rural community, to do work of convincing and be relocated from the town and to sell their land to the company, the committee and the residents do not allow it Getting the representatives of the company to leave, they later moved to the town of El Siete Durango, 5 km driving from Dinamita Durango, both towns belonging to the municipality of Gómez Palacio, Durango (Ramírez, 2017).