Italy Drops Probe Into Influence of Top Shareholder Sinochem

  Italy has closed a probe into whether Pirelli & C SpA's largest shareholder, Sinochem Holdings Corp., violated restrictions on its role at the tiremaker aimed at limiting Chinese influence over strategic assets, Bloomberg reported.

  9月29日，据彭博社报道，意大利已经结束了一项调查，该调查旨在确定倍耐力公司的最大股东——中国中化是否违反了在倍耐力公司管理权限的规定，这些规定目的是削弱中国对战略资产的影响力。

  Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office dismissed the administrative case earlier this month, Pirelli said Monday, after finding no evidence that Sinochem or its appointees had compromised management independence. The probe involved China National Tire and Rubber Corp., a unit of Sinochem.

  倍耐力周一表示，意大利总理焦尔吉娅·梅洛尼办公室已于本月初终止了这起行政调查，因为没有任何证据表明中化或其任命的人员损害了管理层独立性。此次调查涉及中化旗下的中国化工橡胶有限公司。

  The decision lowers the chances that Italy would apply sanctions on Sinochem under the country's "golden power" law. The investigation was launched last year over concerns that Pirelli directors representing Sinochem, which owns 37% stake in Pirelli, also had a role in the Chinese conglomerate's operation.

  这一决定降低了意大利根据该国“黄金权力”对中化实施制裁的可能性。调查于去年启动，原因是人们担心代表中化的倍耐力董事也参与了这家中国企业的运营。中化持有倍耐力37%的股份。

  A 2023 golden-power decree had limited Sinochem's involvement in Pirelli and imposed safeguards around the Italian firm's Cyber Tyre connected-tire system, a technology that is viewed as critical to its future growth.

  2023年意大利曾动用“黄金权力”限制了中化对倍耐力的参与，并对这家意大利公司的Cyber Tyre智能轮胎系统实施了保护措施，这项技术被视为倍耐力未来发展的关键。

  The issue has also raised concerns in the US. In July, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security warned Italy that protections in place may be insufficient to shield Pirelli from American restrictions on connected-vehicle technology, Bloomberg News reported this month, citing people familiar with the matter.

  此事也引发了美国的担忧。据彭博社本月援引知情人士的话报道，今年7月，美国商务部工业和安全局警告意大利，实施的保护措施可能不足以让倍耐力免受美国的限制。

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