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ALRO Slatina is closing down
The trade unionists in Alro say they have been warned by the management that the unit will be closed down in February – March, asking the government, the ministry of economy and the Olt county administration not to stop the activity in this unit, thus avoind lay-offs.
“Over the last three months of 2011 there were losses, no employer accepts losses. The situation is very delicate due to the deficit of water from Hidroelectrica. We pay a price for the megawatt twice higher than what Hidroelectrica should take. Hidroelectrica wants to sign off the contract, then to renegociate” Tiberiu Nagy said, as vicechairman of Cartel Alfa Olt.
Alro is the most important producer of aluminium of Romania and southern-eastern Europe is the only shareholder of Alum Tulcea, the unit for calcinated aluminum production with a capacity of 550,000 tons per year and Vimetco Extrusion, production unit with a capacity of 20,000 tons per year extrudated products, the trade unionists said.
In the industry of aluminium there are over 3,500 employees, and the positions of over 20,000 employees, of the horizontal industry and services, depend on this important segement of the national economy. Alro insures the domestic quantity of aluminium, manufactured products and exports over 80 percent of the finite products, including products of high technicity for the aeronautical industry, according to the source.