Overview
- Acciaierie d’Italia formally asked on Saturday, October 17, 2026 to place up to 8,622 of its 9,626 employees on cassa integrazione straordinaria through February 28, 2027, subject to approvals and possible extensions.
- The company says the request follows a Corte d'Appello di Milano suspension of activity in the Taranto 'area a caldo' that it calls incompatible with the plant’s current layout and integrated production cycle.
- Site-by-site figures in the request specify 6,964 of 7,875 workers at Taranto, 870 of 917 at Genova, 515 of 542 at Novi Ligure, and 117 of 127 in Milan, with 1,004 staff to remain on duty to guard assets and meet environmental and administrative obligations.
- Acciaierie d’Italia has revoked planned raw‑material procurement orders and presented the request through its three extraordinary commissioners to national and local unions, the ministries of Labour and Enterprises, and the relevant regions.
- Workers at ex‑Ilva and contractors have staged five days of strikes and road blockades, increasing pressure on negotiations and creating the risk of longer local disruption if talks at the ministries do not quickly resolve the dispute.