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Andrés Perez had one month leading up to March 30, 2022, to present the available alternatives and his recommendation to the family council, which would determine the future of Arqustik Vitruvio S.A.S. The company in Palmira, Colombia, specializes in producing PVC doors and windows and has been grappling with a severe financial crisis over the past four years. This crisis was primarily attributed to inadequate management under the previous administration, further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the social unrest experienced in Colombia in April 2021. Andrés found himself at a crossroads, faced with the crucial decision of recommending the most favorable course of action to his family. The available options were to either retain ownership of the company by restructuring the debt and introducing new product lines, sell it to a construction company that had presented a concrete offer, or consider the proposition of an external partner specialized in door and window manufacturing, who had expressed interest in buying 40% of shares. His recommendation needed to balance the economic and non-economic interests of his family.

Spreadsheet Suppliment for Case NA0818

At the end of 2018, Ana Milena Munoz, of Carvajal Empaques S.A., a subsidiary of the Carvajal organization, was concerned. She was at a crossroads in her work because of the growing controversy at a global level about the use and disposal of plastic, the company's primary raw material. She had to present the 2019-2023 roadmap on sustainability in a week and had several alternatives on the table. However, she had not been able to get a full picture of the alternatives mentioned during the last meeting of the sustainability committee. Sustainability had made progress, but now, the challenges were significant. In the face of incoming legislation, the company needed to have a response to re-use and dispose plastic. The company had been working with Reciclplas a trade recyclers company. However, despite the support that Recicloplas had been receiving, this organization still had not reached the break-even point and the material it processed could not yet be integrated by Carvajal Empaques into its packaging due to food safety issues. Further, the supply and demand chains for the plastic resins used by the company were not structured in the country. Ana Milena reflected on several strategies to respond to the legislation, fulfill clients' expectations and maintain the social commitment to Recicloplas. These involved reflecting on the types of plastic resins or other raw materials the company would use.