Ex Ilva, towards shutdown of the blast furnaces and stop of the hot area

With the filing of the sentence of the United Sections of Cassation, which confirmed the verdict of the Court of Civil Appeal of Milan, the former Ilva of Taranto must turn off the blast furnaces and cease hot production activity.

The deadline of 15 December 2026 required by law to turn off the blast furnaces (now in the pre-heating phase) referred to the wait for the Supreme Court ruling to be filed, which occurred today. Now it is up to the commissioners to decide, in detail, the technical steps and timing of the shutdown.

Since it has always been argued that, once turned off, the blast furnaces are no longer usable, it is widely conceivable that the end has come for the hot iron and steel industry in Taranto.