“The paper mill is historic, since 1872 it has had several managements over the years,” Tavella recounts. “In its most recent phase it was put into liquidation in 2005: it was bought by a group of entrepreneurs, some from Milan, some from the Brescia area, and the company took the name Pkarton spa. There was an investment of several million euro, but then in June 2012 the company was put into liquidation: I remember that a consortium showed up, which then turned out to be fake, they seemed to be interested in buying it and I was the one who set the notary to put pen to paper, but they did not show up. Then the lowest point in January 2014, when bankruptcy was officially declared, with liabilities of around 50 million euros. From…

