A few days ago, the acquisition of the Propack plant in Ostellato by Alpla, one of the largest international plastic packaging groups, was completed.
On Monday 24th the new management will meet the Propack workers to introduce themselves and explain their intentions.
“Obviously, we Secretaries of the representative unions in the structure (Filctem Cgil and Femca Cisl) will also request a meeting,” Luigi Baiano and Fausto Chiarioni affirm, “to better understand the investment plan carried out on the Ostellato company and its possible employment repercussions. Even if the prospects appear quite good at first glance, the group is solid and a European leader in plastic packaging, experts in packaging and therefore in the same sector as Propack which produces detergent bottles.”
“The Scapoli family has kept Propack alive in Ostellato even though the heart of the company's production (Biochimica Spa) is located in Zola Pedrosa in the Bologna area. For this logistical reason, I think we can understand the strategic choice to sell but still remain a customer of Propack for about 5 years, which will continue to produce for Biochimica, ensuring continuity of production.”
“We are interested,” concludes Baiano, Secretary General of Femca Cisl Ferrara, “in establishing a frank relationship with Alpla right from the start. We know that it also has other factories in Italy and more than 150 around the world (almost twenty thousand employees), so we are not exactly new entrepreneurs, also because we believe that Ostellato can be truly strategic for the group both for its geographical position and for the experience of Propack workers in their roles.”
