Draghi Report – Conserva (FACE): SMEs should be at the heart of European strategy “Strong coordination and investments needed to tackle future challenges”   “Without strong coordination between national and European institutions and clear political will, the proposals from the European Competitiveness Report presented by Mario Draghi, as well as […]

Rapporto Draghi – Conserva (FACE): PMI siano al centro della strategia europea “Serve forte coordinamento e investimenti per affrontare sfide future”   “Senza un forte coordinamento tra le istituzioni nazionali ed europee e una chiara volontà politica, le proposte del Rapporto sulla competitività europea presentato da Mario Draghi, così come […]

Aluminium and critical raw materials The recent debate in the Italian Chamber of Deputies on critical raw materials of strategic interest is a compulsory step to identify the resources needed for energy transition and industrial sustainability. The bill converting Law Decree No. 84 dated June 25th 2024 aims to strengthen […]

Alluminio e materie prime critiche   In Italia, la recente discussione alla Camera dei deputati sulle materie prime critiche di interesse strategico è un passaggio obbligato per individuare le risorse necessarie alla transizione energetica ed alla sostenibilità industriale.  Il disegno di legge di conversione del decreto-legge 25 giugno 2024, n. […]

Industry, Conserva (FACE): “Tariffs, climate and energy. Defending aluminium in Europe”   Europe has to import about 8 million tonnes of primary aluminium per year, compared to a total use of raw metal, including recycled aluminium, of just over 13.5 million tonnes. In recent years, in fact, the EU has […]

Chinese growth on the world commodity map   Caution should be paid to the case of aluminium and the weak choices of the Western world which complicate trading and neglect the general interest of the supply chain and downstream SMEs. The Chinese economy has been working on key commodities for […]