Firm interested in Embraco - Calenda (3)

(ANSA) - Rome, February 21 - 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.