DRI d'Italia
Promotes the energy transition and the ecological evolution of the Italian steel industry
Who we are
Taking informed decisions
WHO WE ARE
DRI D’Italia S.p.A., 100% owned by the Agenzia nazionale per l’attrazione degli investimenti e lo sviluppo d’impresa (Invitalia), is the company founded at the behest of the Government and Parliament for the purpose of studying the sustainability of plants for the production of direct reduced iron (DRI) or pre-doped and successively to proceed to their building and management, using public funds for the decarbonisation of the hard to abate sectors. Currently, it is developing the detailed engineering aspects, preliminary to the start of the construction works of DRI production plant.
OUR MISSION
- Promoting the energy transition and the ecological evolution of the Italian steel industry and protecting the environment by contributing to the process of reducing climate-changing emissions and the carbon footprint in Italy and in particular, in the area of Taranto. This is done through the production of DRI in hydrogen and natural gas-powered plants that allow the use of electric steel furnaces for the production of green steel
- Supporting the steel supply chain through the introduction of DRI on the Italian market to reduce national dependence on foreign scrap and cope with the reduction in the availability of raw materials due to economic and geopolitical reasons
Experiences and balance for a challenging task
MANAGEMENT
The DRI d’Italia S.p.A. board of Directors is composed as follows:
Franco Bernabè – Chairman
Stefano Cao – Chief Executive Officer
Ernesto Somma
Paola Bologna
Tiziana De Luca
Sustainability in our DNA
MATERIAL TOPICS
The material topics for DRI d’Italia are all among those referred to the Sustainable Development Goals (UN 2030 Agenda) with particular regard to ESG content such as:
- climate change and efficient and conscious use of energy
- environmental protection with particular regard to production models focused on the circular economy
- extreme attention to human capital through the valorisation and inclusion of diversity and the cultural promotion of workplace health and safety
- transparent governance.