Negri Bossi clinches deal with Fiat

Italy-based Negri Bossi has won a contract to supply five automated high tonnage injection moulding production cells to Fiat’s Cassino plant south of Rome.

The cells will use 3,500 tonne versions of the company’s Bi-Power two-platen machines, equipped with robotics, and will produce parts for more than 1,500 vehicles per day.

Negri Bossi ceo Eugenio Ferragina said the deal “confirms [our] position as a leading supplier in the automotive sector”.

The Fiat contract will help Negri Bossi return to growth in the second half of the year according to Ferragina.

Results for the first quarter of the year showed sales down almost 13% on the previous year and a net loss of E3.8m compared to E1.2m in 2006/7.