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Pirelli boss attacks 'nationalist' China deal critics
by Staff Writers
Rome (AFP) March 24, 2015


The boss of Italian tyremaker Pirelli on Tuesday accused those against the company's takeover by a Chinese firm of masking nationalist objections in calls for a change of industrial policy.

Defending a 7.4-billion-euro ($8.07 billion) accord which paves the way for state-owned ChemChina to take control of one of Italy's industrial icons, Pirelli CEO Marco Tronchetti said the deal was good for the company and for Italy.

He insisted that jobs, the company's base and high-tech research and development activities would stay in the country and be strengthened.

"Some of the outdated kneejerk reactions worry me," Tronchetti said when asked about citicism of the deal from labour unions.

"A real industrial policy is about creating the conditions to attract investment which creates jobs, encourages training and bolsters technological development, leveraging the excellence that fortunately still exists in this country," he said in an interview with Corriere della Sera.

Tronchetti said Italy was lagging behind countries such as Britain, Germany and Spain, where inward investment has helped revitalise flagging automobile industries.

"Why are there these problems in Italy? The response cannot be a nationalist approach dressed up as industrial policy," Tronchetti said.

ChemChina's deal with Pirelli's largest shareholder represents the biggest single move yet in what is a growing trend for Chinese companies to acquire Italian assets.

That trend was highlighted by the media on Tuesday but reaction to the Pirelli deal has been muted, reflecting acknowledgement across the political spectrum that Italy needs investment to revive a stagnant economy and cut unemployment from current record levels.

Analysts have hailed the ChemChina tie-up as a perfect fit for the Italian tyremaker, predicting that the strength of the Pirelli brand combined with low-cost production in China and a greatly enlarged market footprint would strike fear into the hearts of rivals such as Goodyear, Michelin and Continental.

That view has helped to bolster shares in the group, which continued to rise Tuesday on the Milan bourse and are trading at a premium to the purchase price ChemChina is paying for its stake.

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has yet to comment publicly on the deal, but Tronchetti revealed he had been briefed on the eve of the signing. "He grasped that it is a great opportunity for Pirelli," the CEO said.

Renzi has made closer economic ties with China a priority of his term and has urged Italy to be more open to investment. He chose Beijing for his first foreign trip after coming to power last year and has defended a series of labour market reforms as vital to attracting foreign capital.


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Chinese takeover of Pirelli met with resignation in Italy
Milan (AFP) March 23, 2015
The takeover of tyre maker Pirelli by a Chinese firm sparked feelings of bitterness and resignation in Italy on Monday, as the cash-strapped country prepared to relinquish an iconic part of its industrial heritage. Pirelli's largest shareholder Camfin said Sunday that it had signed a deal with ChemChina under which the state-owned chemical giant will buy into the world's fifth-biggest tyre m ... read more


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