Here’s the Google translation from an article in www.dhnet.be:
Great news on Monday at the Durobor plant in Soignies. Sogepa announces it has reached an agreement with a candidate who has the project to revive the production and decoration of Durobor. “This candidate is the result of a partnership between a sovereign state of the Persian Gulf and a private company specializing in this type of project,” said Renaud Witmeur, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sogepa. “Associated with a major investment plan in the tool, this project is based on a long-term strategy whose ambition is to make Durobor a world leader in its sector.”
An agreement has been signed but the candidate does not want to reveal himself for the moment. “To reserve the monopoly of this announcement at a press conference in Belgium he intends to organize by the end of May,” said Renaud Witmeur.
As part of the signed agreement, this candidate also committed to cover half of the costs necessary for phasing out the Durobor furnace. “This process, which is intended to allow the subsequent restart of the kiln, will take place over a period of approximately three weeks and, as owner of the facility, Durobor Real Estate (which is managed by Sogepa) will cover the other. part of the expenses, Durobor Real Estate aims to make possible the leasing of its assets to a private operator. ”
The successful bidder must now mount his financial plan and his files in order to formalize the takeover. The project is in good shape to succeed but nothing is 100% certain for the moment. “If there is no buyer, Sogepa and Durobor Real Estate will work on a site reconversion project in connection with local and regional authorities.As a reminder, Sogepa also negotiates with a second candidate who has publicly declared that it is interested in taking over Durobor’s decoration business, the aim being to announce a possible agreement with a potential buyer by June 15th. ”
How many jobs will be maintained? What exactly will the project look like? In what form will it be done? However, there are still some questions that are still outstanding. It will probably be necessary to wait for the official communication of the buyer.
The original article is here: https://www.dhnet.be/regions/centre/durobor-la-sogepa-a-conclu-un-accord-avec-un-repreneur-5ce27dc29978e26db051cf18
