For the former Ilva, an “extraordinary strategic plan by the Government” is needed, and for the Genoa site in particular, “it is necessary that this plan includes a remediation of the lands not used by the steelworks and the reindustrialization of these areas” – which amount to about 600,000 square meters in Cornigliano, – “starting to think about a tender to sell them in separate blocks.” This was emphasized by the president of Confindustria Genoa, Fabrizio Ferrari, on the sidelines of the presentation of the economic data on Liguria in the first half of 2026.
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The position of the Genoese industrialists, which had already been put in black and white in February in a dedicated position paper, comes back to the forefront after the Milan Court of Appeal decreed the stop of hot processing at the former Ilva in Taranto within 90 days. “The closure of the hot area in Taranto,” Ferrari emphasized, “completely changes the prospects: what has been done so far, the possibility of a tender and selling Acciaierie d’Italia as a single block, essentially falls apart.”
On the other hand, Ferrari added, it appears that previously, “there were discussions in which Italian private parties had shown interest in Genoa and Novi, but the response was not open: there was no ‘go ahead.’ However, when the hot furnaces close, it is clear that we will no longer have coils to process in Genoa and Novi and, in fact, the activity is destined to close. For this reason, an alternative solution is needed.” Ferrari then called for a revision of the tender for the former Ilva, with separate management of the individual group plants.
“It is necessary to open up to the fact that, compared to a tender that sees a single block for sale, there are possibilities for tenders also for separate blocks. The single tender and the current program agreement have not achieved the hoped-for objectives and it is clear to everyone that remaining tied to one plant means the desertification of that area; and this is a mistake. Important decisions are needed at the government level to understand if there is someone interested and able to purchase Genoa and Novi, to maintain and develop the activity.”
In short, according to the Genoese industrialists, in Genoa and Novi, provided a buyer is found, current processing could remain, with production of tinplate and cold galvanizing. While the other lands of the former hot area of Cornigliano, where the plant’s docks also stand, could be assigned to companies interested in doing industry. Ferrari cited, for example, the Genoese Generative Bionics, “a unique entity born in our territory, thanks to the IIT, whose plans include the production of 12,000 robots a year. This means electronics, software, mechanics, and components.” The Cornigliano docks, according to Ferrari, should then be managed by a terminal operator, “who carries out loading and unloading activities for all the entities operating in those areas,” including, of course, the part of the former Ilva that will remain operational.
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