Half Of Romania’s Doljchim Staff To Have No Activity Between Jan 10 - Feb 15

Half of the employees of the chemical plant Doljchim, owned by Romania’s largest vertically integrated oil company Petrom (SNP.RO), will stay at home between January 10 and February 15 as the sale price of its products has dropped on the global market, unionist leader Gheorghe Baiasu said Saturday.

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The ammonia production unit of the chemical plant might close down as of Monday, Baiasu added.

“As of January 10, 609 employees, of whom 200 are already on leave, will stay at home until February 15, and will get 75% of the wage and bonuses (…) totaling 26%. (…)” Baiasu said.

“In the beginning of this month or the next I will have talks in Bucharest to see what we do after February 15. We shall see what will be our programe after this date. Unfortunately, the economic crisis hits us all. We are too small to do something about it,” he added.

The chemical plant Doljchim has 1,130 employees.

The unionist leader thinks Doljchim is not part of Petrom’s long term strategy.

“Unfortunately, Doljchim is not part of the long term strategy of Petrom. They tried to put us up for sale. Until now, funds have been assigned only to the environmental part, and not to technology. This says a lot of things,” Baiasu said.

Economy minister Adriean Videanu said Saturday Petrom will shut down the chemical plant Doljchim, which will bring about important gas savings.

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