Prime Minister Victor Ponta yesterday commented on the privatization of Oltchim, saying that the situation of the plant is not exactly, great, because one of the bids is "exotic" (most likely he was speaking of Diaconescu), and Chimcomplex is "too small" compared to Oltchim.
After Ponta's statement, the SCR group, controlled by Ştefan Vuza, announced that the bid he placed for Oltchim through Aisa Invest and Chimcomplex, involves other industrial groups in Romania. "They will be involved in the Oltchim project, all the way to the production of ethylene, such as the case of the InterAgro group", the press release of SCR states.
"For strategic reasons, the information about the consortium of companies in the Romanian industry, which support the Oltchim project of the SCR Group, which is looking at its functioning within optimal parameters (by creating jobs and ensuring an economic balance needed to the chemical industry), were confidential, but today (ed. note: yesterday), we can make part of it public", the group controlled by Ştefan Vuza said.
Ioan Niculae, the president of InterAgro, said for BURSA: "I am interested in Oltchim. I had a principle discussion with Ştefan Vuza who came to see me today (ed. note: yesterday), and he suggested I participate with him in the privatization of Oltchim. Before deciding and investing, however, I want to conduct an audit of Oltchim, to see the company's real situation. I mean an audit which I would be paid for by me, performed by a major company, which would clearly tell me what debts Oltchim has, and its financial situation. Vuza said he wants to talk to two or three other powerful Romanian businessmen, but I don't know anything besides that".
Three investors submitted bids for Oltchim on Monday, when the initial privatization deadline expired: Ştefan Vuza through Aisa Invest and Chimcomplex, Dan Diacones
