Italy Grants Ilva Steel Mill License With Strict Terms
10/26/2012 - Italy’s environment ministry on Friday gave steelmaker ILVA authorization to keep running its factory in southern Italy as long as it complies with strict conditions to reduce emissions and clean up the plant, Reuters reports.
Italy’s environment ministry on Friday gave steelmaker ILVA authorization to keep running its factory in southern Italy as long as it complies with strict conditions to reduce emissions and clean up the plant.
The factory, the largest steelworks in Europe, began a partial shutdown this month after a court ordered it to close following a series of environmental reports that said its pollution was causing above-average cancer rates and respiratory diseases in the surrounding area.
It was not yet clear whether the ministry’s permit would override the court’s orders. Court-appointed officials have taken over management of a large part of the factory in Taranto to oversee its clean-up...
