In an official press release, the Taranto, Italy-based steel producer Ilva, a part of Riva Group, has announced that its hot rolling line no.1 will be restarted in September.
As previously reported by SteelOrbis, Ilva stated in early June that the facility would be idled as of June 10 due to the poor market environment. According to the release, the hot rolling line No. 1 will be restarted at the beginning of September and will operate at full capacity employing 232 workers.