ENERGY RELEASE 2.0, OPERATING RULES APPROVED. ASSOFOND: “A KEY MEASURE FOR THE SECTOR’S COMPETITIVENESS”
The Ministry of Environment and Energy Security has approved the operating rules of the Energy Release 2.0 mechanism and the related contract templates for the three-year advance supply of renewable energy. President Zanardi commented: “Energy Release represents a necessary response to avoid further competitive disadvantages for Italian companies, which for years have been paying far more for energy than their European competitors”
The European foundries write to the EU Commission: “We are a strategic industry that must be protected”
Letter from EFF (European Foundry Federation) to Vice-President Séjourné and Commissioner Šefčovič: “We call on the European Commission to ensure that the Steel & Metals Action Plan explicitly recognises foundries as a strategic component of Europe’s metallurgical value chain”
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Assofond Quarterly Survey: in 2025, a New Decline in Production Feared. Weak Demand and High Energy Costs Weigh on the Sector
According to the latest survey conducted by the Assofond Study Center, the slight year-on-year rebound in the third quarter (production up 3.9% compared to the same period in 2024) is not enough to regain momentum
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The new issue of "In Fonderia" magazine is available online
The digital edition of the fifth 2025 issue of "In Fonderia", Assofond’s bimonthly magazine, is now available. Featured in this issue is an in-depth analysis by the Centro Studi Assofond, examining how the Italian foundry sector has evolved over the past fifteen years.
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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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