According to rumors, Parmalat, now managed by Lactalis, would have presented, during a meeting in the morning with the trade unions at the Ministry of Economic Development, a plan for Italy which foresees for the next three years total investments of 180 million euros, divided equally between spending on systems and marketing.
The first major investment will be the one for the new Uht (long-life) milk plant in Collecchio. Parmalat also confirmed that it intends to close the three plants in Como, Pavia and Genoa. Nonetheless, unions remain confident that they will be able to avoid serious employment impacts.
Meanwhile, in the mid-afternoon, Parmalat shares gained 0,47% to 1,713 euros per share.
