Ex Ilva, the shutdown of the blast furnaces begins

Operations to extinguish the blast furnaces of the former Ilva in Taranto began this morning. The company communicated this to the trade unions, after the decision of the Court of Cassation which rejected the appeals of AdI in As and Ilva in As, confirming the decree of the Court of Appeal of Milan on the stop of the plants in the hot area, ordered in acceptance of the injunction action brought by eleven citizens belonging to the Genitori Tarantini association.

According to what was reported by Fim, Fiom, Uilm and Usb in a report, the Liz Italia company is taking steps to turn off the burners used to keep the blast furnaces' cowpers preheated. The operations are expected to conclude within this week, marking a further step in the closure of the hot area.

News also for the rolling department: the TNA (Tape Train) is destined to restart until December 14th, when it will stop again. A second restart is expected in January, with a march scheduled for about a month.

Commenting on the rumors about the possible renunciation by the Italian consortium of the purchase of the former Ilva, the president of Federacciai, Antonio Gozzi, specified that "the decision has not yet been made. When the decision is made we will communicate it".

The last day for the submission of binding offers is set for 8 November.