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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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CastForge 2026: Exhibitor Registration Now Open

Foundries wishing to exhibit at Europe’s leading trade fair for cast and forged components, scheduled to take place in Stuttgart from 9 to 11 June 2026, can now submit a non-binding registration

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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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