The furnaces at Portovesme srl are stopped. The last activity, the processing of steelworks fumes, is also suspended .
The company, which stopped zinc production in December, yesterday communicated to the unions that it would also stop the last activity carried out at the production site.
Since 10 this morning, the Waelz furnaces that process the fumes from the steelworks have also been stopped, a total stop to all activities. "A reckless action with no shared objectives - attacks the RSU of the factory - which determines a worrying situation from all points of view" .
The protest in front of the factory gates stopped after the news of the convocation of the table by the Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso . Two meetings will be held on March 11, one focused on work and the other on energy supply.
The reason for the stoppage? The company blames it on the workers themselves: the decision, it is explained, is due to the "blockades carried out by protesters who slowed down or blocked the activity" .
In the communication sent to the unions, the Industrialists' Association and the prefect of Cagliari, the company explains that «two vehicles for evacuating waste were made to leave the plant» late, «after a day, at the end of the meeting», and subsequently «other vehicles transporting materials necessary for production activities were blocked» .
A situation, Portovesme srl underlines, which «does not allow the activity in the plant to continue in complete safety».
Yesterday there was a clash between the Region and the Government , with Minister Urso urging President Todde to activate the social safety nets and Councillors Cani and Manca who, underlining that the safety nets have been active since January, asked for certainties on the plant's productive future.
(Unioneonline/L)