Field day for the former Ilva of Taranto. This morning - November 14 - the Governor of Puglia Michele Emiliano, reporting an interview he had with the new CEO of the French-Indian group, Lucia Morselli, had given hope for a small opening from ArcelorMittal, stating that the manager had provided him with guarantees " on the intention to continue to manage” the former Ilva “in the best possible way at least until May”. A few hours later, sources close to the company categorically denied the news. To confirm this the company communicated to the unions the plan to shut down the blast furnaces: blast furnace 2 will shut down on 12 December, 4 on 30 December. Shutdown on 15 January for blast furnace 1 while belt train 2 will be closed due to lack of orders already this month, between 26 and 28 November. The closure of coking plants and power plants is also planned, while other plants such as the sheet metal train and one of the two agglomeration lines are already at a standstill. In summary: for ArcelorMittal it closes in January.
During the meeting with the trade unions, Morselli also clarified that "the company will respect all commitments, starting from the payment of the dues envisaged in the contract, the provincial secretariats of Fim, Fiom and Uilm report.
“If it wasn't clear yet the situation is precipitating into an increasingly dramatic picture which does not allow for further political tactics”, said the general secretary of the Fim Cisl, Marco Bentivogli.
The unions are now awaiting news on the future of the over 10 workers of the former Ilva. Friday, November 15 is scheduled at the Ministry of Economic Development a meeting between the minister Stefano Patuanelli, the CEO Lucia Morselli and the leaders of the metalworkers Fim, Fiom and Uilm. From the Government for now no solution. Indeed, on November 13, the Prime Minister Conte announced that the council of ministers convened precisely to deal with the Ilva chaos, initially scheduled for November 15, will be held next week.
