Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE STUDI CONTAINERS
ANNO XXXVIII - Numero LUGLIO 2020
C.I.S.CO. MEMBERS
PRS TERMINATES ALL RELATIONSHIPS AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH
WHIRPOOL - FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE NAPLES FACTORY
"The production of patented Passive Refrigeration
containers will start in Abruzzo in November 2020 where 350
workers will be employed for an initial production capacity of
1,500 containers"
Lugano, July 30th, 2020 - PRS Passive Refrigeration
Solutions S.A. ("PRS SA") informs that has terminated all
relationships and negotiations with Whirlpool for the purchase of
the Naples factory due to the Whirlpool's previous binding
agreements with the Government and the Unions which are incompatible
with the sale of the factory proposed by Whirlpool.
Due to the very serious financial and reputational damages
caused to PRS S.A. by Whirlpool's failures and misconduct, PRS SA
has issued a mandate to his lawyers for legal action to recover such
damages.
Furthermore PRS S.A. - reaffirming the seriousness and
consistency of its business initiative - informs that, despite the
delays and difficulties that Whirlpool's behavior has caused to the
company's programs, the production of patented PRS containers will
begin in Abruzzo (Teramo) in November of 2020. The investment will
be entirely financed by private equity, will have an initial
production capacity of 1,500 containers, and will reach 6,000
containers per year at the beginning of 2022. The factory will
employ 350 workers. For this purpose, PRS EU Spa has already been
established.
The PRS SA activity in this period has achieved important
results and international recognition, in particular:
- Spain: the excellent results of the tests carried out in 2019
with fresh vegetables and fruits, have resulted in the interest of
the Government of Cataluna which is now carrying out a series of
tests simulating the transport of meat and fresh fruit from Spain to
China on the Silk Road railway. The positive results will entail a
significant increase in Spanish agri-food production and the
systematic use of Passive Refrigeration intermodal containers in
long-range transport between Spain and China;
- Russia: the grant in Russia of the patent for PRS containers
has allowed the establishment with local market leaders of the
PRSEurasia partnership for the production, management, and
assistance on the central section of the Silk Road, thus completing
the connection of refrigerated transport for food and medical
products between Europe and China.
- NENA countries (Near East and North Africa): FAO has indicated
the use of PRS containers for intermodal transport in these
Countries as a priority mean to reduce the environmental impact and
the transport costs of fresh food as well as help to prevent the
spread of COVID-19: the use of PRS containers significantly limits
the movement of drivers between the various areas.
View of PRS containers in the port of Genova: the front wall
has no refrigeration equipment as the temperature control is
achieved by mean of the thermal energy stored in the Thermal
Accumulators
PRS Passive Refrigerations Solutions S.A.
PRS S.A. is a private company whose mission is the development,
patenting, design, and production of innovative systems for the
optimized use of energy aimed at the conservation and transport of
perishable products.
PRS technology fully complies with the requirements of the
European Commission's Green Deal and the Sustainable Development
Goals defined by the United Nations and FAO.
The evaluation of the PRS technology made by the Chinese
Government with two-year due diligence, as a necessary premise for
the authorization to set up the JV in China, the United Nation
(UNIDO) award as the world best technological innovation in the
agri-food sector and the granting of international patents, confirm
the absolute validity of the PRS technology.
The R & D activity is carried out both directly and in
cooperation with universities and Research Centers in Italy and
abroad.
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