Overview
- The order conditionally suspends production in Taranto’s hot area from 24 August 2026 unless Acciaierie d’Italia and Ilva secure and implement an AIA 2025 integration with short, certain timelines.
- The measure is not immediately executable, with technical and administrative steps toward shutdown to begin only if the companies miss the deadline.
- Judges targeted unimplemented prescriptions including PM10/PM2.5 monitoring, the wind‑days regime, hazardous‑substance tanks, minimum torch‑combustion temperatures, and full capture of diffuse coke‑transfer emissions.
- Eleven residents represented by the Associazione Genitori Tarantini brought the case citing current health risks to Taranto, Statte and nearby districts.
- Acciaierie d’Italia has temporarily stopped Blast Furnace 4, plans a return to full functionality by 30 April, while unions set a 9 March meeting at Palazzo Chigi and the decision raises concerns over the Flacks sale talks and a €390 million bridge loan.