Protesters want the government to make available EUR45 million to secure the plant’s working capital, allowing it to function at 65% capacity. Employees also demand their overdue wages and meal vouchers be granted by April 10, and call on the plant’s judicial administrators to find solutions to keep the plant working until it gets sold.
Authorities have undertaken to sell Oltchim but have not set a clear privatization deadline. The company entered insolvency end January, after a failed privatization attempt last year.