Italy’s Top Court Upholds Shutdown of Former Ilva Steelworks, in Setback to Meloni
The ruling complicates rescue efforts for Italy’s largest steelmaker and adds uncertainty for about 8,000 direct employees, officials said.
- On Thursday, Italy's Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling ordering the shutdown of blast furnaces at the former Ilva steelworks in Taranto on health and environmental grounds.
- Environmental and health concerns have dogged the steelworks for decades, making it one of Italy's most politically sensitive industrial disputes; the Court of Cassation described the earlier Milan ruling as "correct and reasonable."
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government rescue efforts face significant uncertainty following this ruling, which threatens roughly 8,000 direct employees despite Rome's commitment of around 5 billion euros since 2022.
- Acciaierie d'Italia previously warned that closing blast furnaces could lead to permanent plant shutdown, prompting the government to extend the binding bid deadline to November 9 for potential investors.
- India's Jindal Steel International remains the leading bidder while a consortium coordinated by Federacciai has expressed interest in selected assets; Meloni pledged her government would do "whatever it can" to safeguard production.
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Reformatorisch Dagblad
The Italian Court of Cassation has upheld a ruling by a lower court regarding the closure of the blast furnaces at the former Ilva plant in the city of Taranto, the country's largest steel plant. Earlier, a court in Milan ordered the closure of the blast furnaces due to concerns about public health and the environment. An appeal against this decision was lodged, but it has now been dismissed.
The Civil United Sections of the Cassation reject the appeals against the stop to the hot area of the former Ilva of Taranto, considering prevailing the needs of protection of health and the environment. The decision rekindles the confrontation on occupational and industrial relapses: Calenda criticizes the blockade, while Bonelli invokes Bonifiche and new perspectives for the territory. The article Ex Ilva, the Cassation confirms the stop: "Ser…
The Court of Cassation rejected all actions brought by Acciaierie d'Italia and Ilva against the closure of the hot zone of the Taranto plant. The decision...
Both of Acciaierie d'Italia and Ilva in extraordinary administration (ANSA)
The Court of Cassation has confirmed that the hot area of the plant in Taranto cannot continue to operate
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