Acciaierie Bertoli Safau (ABS), the steelmaking division of Italy’s Danieli Group, has officially begun construction of its Hybrid Digital Green Plant. This €400 million operation - €355 million of which is dedicated to machinery and digital systems - promises to position the Pozzuolo del Friuli facility among the global leaders in special steel production.
According to a statement from ABS, "For the first time in the world, a single plant will integrate as many as 12 steelmaking process innovations designed by Danieli, ranging from scrap management to continuous casting solidification, including melting, secondary metallurgy, flue gas cleaning, water recovery, and full automation."
With an estimated annual capacity of 730,000 mt, the new line aims to redefine the concept of industrial efficiency. The plant inherits and enhances the path established ten years ago with the Saturno-QWR line, confirming ABS's strategy centered on high-quality specialty steels.
The Hybrid Digital Green Plant serves as the cornerstone of a broader industrial plan. Between 2023 and 2028, ABS will invest a total of €817 million. The goal is to achieve a transformation that reduces emissions by 30 percent by 2030 and completes the modernization of the two active furnaces at the site in Cargnacco province.
Thanks to these measures, the group's production capacity will increase from the current 1.4 million mt to over 2.1 million mt per year.
This announcement follows the guidelines set in May 2024, when Danieli Group communicated a €600 million investment over two to three years dedicated to the development of ABS, with the aim of driving its turnover to €3 billion.