Today in Rome, in the rooms of Palazzo Chigi, a new discussion will be held between the Government and the representatives of the workers of the former Ilva. As announced by the Minister Adolfo Ursothis time with an Industrial Plan for the future of Steel mills of Italy.
“We have several meetings convened at Palazzo Chigi” with the unions starting from “the one regarding the development of the rehabilitation and relaunch of the former Ilva factories and in that venue we will present the industrial and financial plan for the relaunch of the factory”, he announced the Minister of Business and Made in Italy speaking with journalists in anticipation of today.
“I am convinced that this year we will be in a position to outline a plan to relaunch the Italian steel industry which is the basis of our country’s manufacturing industry,” he added. Urso also explained that the former Ilva will produce 6 million tons of steel by 2025. And that the executive will ask Brussels for the green light for the 320 million euro bridge loan. In order to be granted, the approval of the EU Commission is needed, which will only arrive when the industrial plan ensures the repayment times. The three extraordinary commissioners worked on the plan Giancarlo Quaranta, Giovanni Fiori And Davide Tabarelliwho will have to officially submit the loan request to start the unlocking procedures.
Commissioner Quaranta, in the last meeting with the unions a month ago, said that the examination of the situation of the plants would be ready by April. And on that basis, the request for resources will be made for the restart of blast furnaces 1 and 2, stopped in July 2023 and January 2024 respectively. On that occasion Urso had explained that it will take 6/7 months for the maintenance of furnaces 1 and 2 Regarding worker protections, the Minister of Labor, Elvira Calderone, explained that the objective is to create the conditions for business continuity and shock absorbers for all Adi workers (covered for the entire year 2024). Furthermore, specific measures have also been envisaged for related workers, with a layoff of up to 10 weeks. The minister also assured that, in case of further needs, the government would be ready to implement new interventions.
