DS Smith and International Paper have rejected CL Grupo Industrial's offer for the Valls and Montblanc plants, a decision communicated to the staff this afternoon and which keeps the closure process of both centers in Alt Camp and Conca de Barberà moving forward. The two factories will definitively cease their activity this Thursday, while from tomorrow negotiations will continue on the conditions of the ERE affecting 200 jobs.
The closure goes ahead in Valls and Montblanc
The decision means that the proposal presented by CL Grupo Industrial, linked to Cristian Lay, does not prosper and that the business roadmap does not change. The plants of Valls and Montblanc thus face their last days of activity, with the closure calendar already set for this Thursday.
The labor impact affects 200 jobs. Starting tomorrow, the focus will shift to the negotiation of the employment regulation file, in a context marked by uncertainty among the staff of the two centers.
The works council assumes the setback
Antonio Muriana, president of the works council of the Montblanc factory, attributed the rejection to the poor economic conditions of the proposed offer. The workers' representative assumed that the company's refusal changes the scenario that had opened in recent days.
"This has been a blow of reality" - Antonio Muriana, president of the works council of the Montblanc factory
Muriana insisted that the process does not end with this decision and advanced that the union representation will now focus its efforts on the exit conditions for the staff.
"The negotiations do not end here"
"We will fight to achieve the best conditions in the ERE"
Without immediate public valuation of the company
International Paper has conveyed that it will not make any statement until the decision is made known to the Public Administration. For its part, CL Grupo Industrial has not made statements about the refusal of its offer.
From the Department of Business and Labor of the Generalitat they have indicated that they are working to find the best possible agreement and have recalled the Government's commitment to favor reindustrialization plans. With the closure already confirmed for this Thursday, the labor negotiation now enters a decisive phase for the workers of Valls and Montblanc.