The city of Yumbo is known to be a rough
area with a few factories, including concrete plants, which coincidentally
causes air pollution in that area. Bico International, a company that makes a
complete line of school and office products, has a production plant in Yumbo,
where it exports to various countries in Latin America. In August
2006,SABMiller plc, one of the world’s leading brewers, announced it would
invest $175 million US dollars in a new brewery in Yumbo, in order to keep pace
with growing demand in the western Colombia. The new brewery, which will become
operational in late
