Italian government ministers remain confident they will receive the backing of all unions to sign a deal tomorrow [16 February] in Rome concerning the future strategy for Fiat’s Termini Imerese plant in Sicily.

The FIOM labour body is apparently withholding its support for the time being as it evaluates a deal agreed late last night in Rome between the economic development ministry and the Sicilian regional government.

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Fiat has earmarked the plant for closure, but seven separate companies have tendered to take over the site, helped by national and regional government grants of EUR450m (US$609m) that should increase current employment there from 1,617 workers to 3,340.

“It was a good agreement for the region [and] for the unions, except FIOM which is waiting some days to take [account] of the industrial plan,” an economic development ministry spokeswoman in Rome told just-auto.

“It is a very good plan – there is no reason to say no because we increase jobs and there is a high amount of money to invest. Only FIOM needs some [time] to study the plan.”

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Economic development minister Paolo Romani held the hour-long meeting in his headquarters in the Italian capital late last night and secured the agreement of the Sicilian regional government as well as unions UGL, CISL and UILM.

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Yesterday however, FIOM voiced scepticism concerning the proposals asking that any replacement work at Termini Imerese be 100% devoted to automobile production.

Despite FIOM’s reluctance, the deal is slated to be signed tomorrow at 13:00 local in the economics ministry building. Two of the seven companies bidding for the site are luxury car maker Rossignorlo and EV producer Cimino.