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FDP politician says jobs matter more than Evonik independence

FDP parliamentary group leader Henning Hoene said he does not share the absolute position that Evonik must remain independent, emphasizing jobs, sites and value creation over the name above a plant gate.

FDP politician says jobs matter more than Evonik independence

FDP parliamentary group leader Henning Hoene said during the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament debate on BASFu2019s potential takeover of Evonik that he explicitly does not share the absolute position that Evonik must remain independent. u201cMore important to me than the name above a plant gate is that, in the long term, there is a plant gate with working people behind it in North Rhine-Westphalia,u201d he said. His concern was jobs, sites and value creation in the state.

Source: MarketScreener / dpa-AFX

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