Japan's Nidec Corporation has
reached a 1.08-billion-dollar cash agreement with Whirlpool to
purchase its Embraco compressor business.
The agreement, equivalent to .88 billion euros, does not
include Embraco Europe, which is headquartered in Riva di Chieri
near Turin.
A joint statement by the two groups said Embraco Europe is
subject to "a separate agreement with local authorities and
labour unions" and for which Whirlpool expects to "cease
activity and terminate production" in its Italian factory.
Italy is seeking buyers for the Riva di Chieri plant whose
nearly 500 jobs are being moved to Slovakia.
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