Reyes Maroto, Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Cerealto Siro may go bankrupt and enter bankruptcy In case the preliminary agreement with the investors is not maintained, the bidder who improves the working conditions of the viability plan 100 million investment.
In a telephone conversation with the RNE in Castilla y León convened by the EFE, the minister said, Cerealto Siro’s situation in Castilla y León ‘very critical’” and warned if the preliminary agreement reached last night at the Ministry of Industry does not continue, company can “bankrupt” and go bankrupt “within days”.
In this sense, he assured that the responsibility of the negotiation held last night at the Ministry of Industry is to prevent this situation from being reached.”empowering the investor” and seeking more guarantees in the viability plan to build confidence in workers, secure Siro’s future.
To this end, the Ministry conveyed to the workers’ representatives this Thursday the information that the Ministry, which has been working on Cerealto Siro’s financial viability plan since February, “did not give it to them because it was aware of the detailed information. Share it yesterday”.
Maroto showed his satisfaction because “three-way negotiation” He agreed in principle this Friday until three in the morning, but he also wanted to be cautious because There should be workers in parliament who accept the social agreement and the competition plan. guarantees the industrial future and employment of these four factories.
Like this, The minister will travel to Aguilar de Campoo and Venta de Baños in Palencia and Toro in Zamora this Saturday.explaining the contents of the preliminary contract to workers and stating the “detailed” status of the company so that workers “clearly know the scenario” before making a decision that is “complicated” but will guarantee jobs.
But he insisted “what’s the scenario nowand if the preliminary agreement is not approved, that competition plan, the company goes bankrupt and we go bankrupt.“.
“We are in an abyss right now“We have to make a complex decision because industrial capacities and employment are now at risk,” he said.
Regarding the location of the Junta de Castilla y León, this Thursday personally called the president of the Junta de Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco has asked him to postpone his planned meeting with the works councils in Valladolid yesterday afternoon to “reach an initial agreement that we all agree on later”.
He also admitted that he was “surprised” that the meeting was held, but after that he relied on it for corporate loyalty, Junta de Castilla y León “to row everybody” “duty” To accompany the investments that will guarantee the present and the future, if an agreement is reached in the assemblies.
“We need to have the Board in this future and the Board should have the Ministry of Industry,” Maroto said.