Today at the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy it is an agreement has been reached with the JSW of the Indian group Jindal for to give a positive outcome to the long-standing story of the relaunch of the historic steel hub of Piombino. The program agreement, signed by JSW Steel Italy, Piombino Logistics, GSI Lucchini, by trade unions and the relevant public parties, including Ministry, Tuscany Region, Municipality of Piombino, Supervisory Authority Port System of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, State Property Agency and the other institutional subjects involved, defines the framework shared for the implementation of the site's business plan and for the full employment protection of workers.

The agreement is part of the relaunch of the steel hub of Piombino promoted by Mimit, together with the program agreement with Metinvest Adria and the process of resolving the Magona dispute with the entrance of Trasteel.

The program agreement signed today, which will now be presented to workers by the trade unions, concerns the safety and environmental remediation of the area and those of industrial revival and reconversion. JSW's plan provides for the modernisation of the rolling train of the rails, with the renovation of existing systems, the installation of new technologies and a research and development project for the introduction of the best technological solutions available. The total investment amounts to 148.2 million euros and will be able to in part make use of public subsidies from the Mimit. The agreement provides for the retention of the entire workforce currently employed by the Indian group, including GSI workers Lucchini and Piombino Logistics. For area workers, JSW commits to request access to social safety nets. In addition, if the Metinvest project is not implemented by 2027, in in whole or in part, JSW will be required to submit a new plan industrial sector aimed at safeguarding and reabsorbing the workers concerned. Monitoring is also planned quarterly report on the implementation of the commitments made and on the progress of the industrial relaunch process and employment.

"Today - underlined the president of the Authority of the Port System of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, Davide Gariglio, commenting on the agreement - a long period of uncertainty and A new season of development and stability is opening for the territory. The agreement signed with JSW, which joins the others strategic dossiers such as Metinvest and Magona, demonstrates that the synergy between industry and port logistics is the key to the competitiveness of our region. The modernization of the logistics and rail rolling mill facilities - added Gariglio - will strengthen the integration between the docks and the industrial areas, creating a modern hub. The Authority of Port System will guarantee maximum support infrastructure and operational to ensure that the commitments made are translate at a procedural level into the relaunch of our port".