

Assofond General Assembly 2025: Save the Date in Soave (VR) on Friday, June 13
For the third consecutive year, Assofond's annual assembly will be held in Soave, in the province of Verona, at Borgo Rocca Sveva. The event program and registration platform will be available in the coming weeks.
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Assofond Economic Survey: 2024 Ends with a New Decline in Production Trends
In the period from October to December 2024, the industrial production of Italian foundries shows a trend decrease of -8.9% compared to the same quarter in 2023. The economic situation is stagnant, and no signs of a short-term turnaround are visible (only registered users can read the article. Italian language only)
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RENTRI: Clarifications on the Deadline Extension
Starting from February 13, 2025, producers of hazardous and non-hazardous waste with more than 50 employees and professional operators managing waste are required to be registered with RENTRI and to use the new templates for loading and unloading registers and waste transport forms, under penalty of applicable sanctions, regardless of the announced extension of the registration deadlines (only Assofond member companies can read the article - Italian language only)
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The New ATECO 2025 Classification is in Effect: What Changes for Businesses?
Istat has developed the new ATECO 2025 classification, which has been in effect since January 1 and will be officially adopted starting April 1. The new classification must be used for all requirements, not only for statistical purposes but also for administrative ones (only Assofond member companies can read the article - Italian language only)
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The new issue of "In Fonderia" magazine is available online
This year’s first issue of 'In Fonderia', the bilingual magazine of the Italian Association of Foundries, is now available to view and download. This edition features an extensive article on the new SF BREF (Smitheries and Foundries Bref), introducing significant updates for companies as part of the ongoing ecological transition.
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37th Foundry Technical Congress: Videos and Presentations from the Event Now Online
The complete report on the latest edition of the 37th Foundry Technical Congress has been published on Assofond.it. The event featured four days of webinars, an in-person conference, and over 50 speakers, making it the most important Italian event dedicated to professional development for technical professionals in the foundry industry (Italian language only)
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New Assofond consultancy service for ecological transition launched
Assofond has developed a dedicated service for member foundries that can provide all-round advice on everything to do with ecological transition thanks to the contribution of specialised partners and consultants (only Assofond member companies can read the article - Italian language only)
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Foundries: at the heart of circular economy
Foundries are a central element of the circular economic model: these companies recast scrap metal to create new products, which in turn can be 100% recycled at the end of their life cycle (Italian language only)
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Foundries are behind more than you imagine
Foundries produce essential components to make cars, the agricultural machinery needed to plant crops in food-producing fields, hydraulic pumps, wind and hydroelectric plants, jet engines for planes and much more (Italian language only)
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Assofond: your partner in business
Assofond promotes the competitiveness of Italian foundries, represents members' interests in discussions with government bodies and provides support in the following areas: administrative, commercial, economic, tax-related, regulatory, technical, EHS (Italian language only)
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