The unit in Turnu Magurele, southern Romania, is part of chemical fertilizers plant Donau Chem, while the one at Slobozia, located in the same region, is held by Chemgas Holding Corporation, both companies being included in the InterAgro Group.
“After April 8, all six plants that process natural gas in InterAgro group will cease activity,” the group said in a statement.
Earlier this year, InterAgro announced to shut down three plants between February 15 and April 30, after halting the activity of two units at end-2010, and to dismiss 5,700 employees, because of not being allowed to use exclusively locally-produced gas, which is cheaper compared with the imported one, due to the authorities’ new gas policy.
According to InterAgro, the price of gas rose by over 55% between October 2010 and January 2011.