The tension rises at Portovesme srl and the request to the company to restart the plants is becoming more and more pressing , due to the new energy tariffs, less burdensome than last year.
Today , a new assembly of workers with the trade unions , in the meeting room of the Sulcis plant, where the blockade of the heavy vehicles gates continues, while in the San Gavino foundry , in the Medio Campidano area, the permanent assembly remains convened with the tents pitched by workers on the roof of the meeting room.
Meanwhile, the deputy of Fratelli d'Italia, Salvatore Deidda, applauds the new government decree which introduces the 45% tax credit for businesses until 30 June, as announced at the last summit at Mimit by undersecretary Fausta Bergamotto. "This is a start and we hope that the management of Portovesme srl and Glencore, given the announced availability for dialogue, will want to restart the plants and in the meantime discuss reconversion and study the necessary measures to adopt to facilitate its implementation" . "We are all committed, as parliamentarians, the government and the Region of Sardinia - continues Deidda - to listen and meet the company's requests but work must resume".
For its part, Portovesme srl, in a note released yesterday "reaffirms its commitment to continue discussions with all the interested parties with respect to the current situation of the company".
"As communicated in various discussions and meetings - continues the company - the current general conditions of the market and the volatility of the price of energy do not facilitate a complete restart of the production plants". "At the same time, Portovesme srl - we read again - is evaluating possible options for the reconversion of the production site and will communicate the relative progress to all interested parties based on the progress of the feasibility study". Finally, the company "hopes for a return to constructive dialogue, which can lead to the identification of sustainable solutions in the face of this difficult moment".
