IVANO-FRANKIVSK, June 20 - Italy's Antonio Merloni is interested in producing parts for the Ardo washing machines assembled by Ivano-Frankivsk Ukrainian Household Appliances Ltd., a company with 100% foreign capital.

"At present, we need partners, permanent part producers in Ukraine, most of which we import from Italy today," Maurizio Bologni, a representative of Antonio Merloni in Ukraine, said at an investment forum in Ivano-Frankivsk on Thursday.