Overview

• Piero Bitetti reversed his resignation to secure the city’s representation at the ministerial talks in Rome
• Minister Adolfo Urso convened regional and local officials at MIMIT but failed to obtain signatures on the program agreement
• Negotiations remain deadlocked over the schedule and siting of three electric furnaces, the placement of DRI units and the use of a regasification vessel
• Participants signed a concise memo reaffirming full decarbonization goals and authorizing administrators to update the plant’s sale tender
• Officials have scheduled a follow-up meeting on August 12 to resolve outstanding disputes and relaunch the bidding process