‘Sorry, we have to postpone.’ I must say, I was disappointed and a little suspicious. We had travelled especially to Fray Bentos to see Botnia, the Finnish pulp mill which has received World Bank funding. Apparently, a routine maintenance stop had lasted longer than expected, and they were in full ‘start-up’. They told us they could not receive visitors for safety reasons. Bet it’s because it smells, I thought. But there was no smell in the town, and none when we drove right past the factory entrance. We couldn’t see much because there was thick fog. And it was dead quiet. Hmm, I reckon they haven’t really started up, I thought.

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