
The Flacks group denies the rumors of exiting the tender for the former Ilva and confirms that it intends to invest in Taranto with electric ovens, awaiting a call from the government to discuss the proposal.
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The Flacks group denies reports from some media outlets according to which it has withdrawn from the tender for the acquisition of the former Ilva, reiterating its willingness to support the investment envisaged in its industrial plan to produce steel in Taranto with electric furnaces.
Contrary to what is reported by some media outlets, the Flacks group is still in the running in the tender for the acquisition of the former Ilva. Michael Flacks specifies this in a note.
As we have already communicated to the government - he explained -, we are ready to support the investment envisaged in our latest industrial plan to produce steel in Taranto with electric furnaces. We await a call from the executive to discuss our proposal.
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The government will convene the Flacks group to discuss the proposed acquisition of the former Ilva
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