Invitalia, the industry
ministry's inward investment agency, on Wednesday met an unnamed
foreign firm that may be interested in the Italian plant of
Embraco, the Brazilian unit of US multinational Whirlpool which
is shifting production to Slovakia, Industry Minister Carlo
Calenda said.
"Scouting is going ahead," said Calenda, adding "I will meet
trade unions next week and bring them up to date on
developments".
Embraco is firing its 500 Italian workers at the plant near
Turin and offshoring the jobs to the eastern European country.
Italy has appealed to European Competition Commissioner
Margrethe Vestager who has vowed to be "intransigent" if
Slovakia is found to have used State aid to lure Embraco there.
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