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Parliamentary question - E-004360/2020Parliamentary question
E-004360/2020

Dispute involving AST Terni

Question for written answer E-004360/2020
to the Commission
Rule 138
Daniela Rondinelli (NI), Salvatore De Meo (PPE), Simona Bonafè (S&D), Antonio Maria Rinaldi (ID)

The steelworks ‘Acciaierie di Terni’, market leader in Italy and fourth in Europe, is once again up for sale, having been considered a non-strategic business within the multinational ThyssenKrupp.

However, the steel industry remains a crucial sector for both Italy and Europe. Six expressions of interest have so far reached the parent company, but the sale procedure, according to AST's CEO, Massimiliano Burelli, will not officially start until the end of the 2020 tax year.

One of the possible risks is that of commercial competition from the vendor itself, since the divestment would not even make provision for an overseas service centre; what this would mean in practice would be to restrict the market to the domestic market.

In view of the above, can the Commission answer the following questions:

Last updated: 6 August 2020
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