ROME - At the end of the Ministry of Economic Development discussions in Rome, the Mayor of Terni, Leopoldo Di Girolamo, made a statement toward the fate of the plant in Terni.

Among the top management of the Outokumu and local institutions he stated that "the confrontation between the top management of Outokumpu and local institutions on the Terni plant didn’t have the desired effect. Faced with the positions of the government and institutions, representatives of the Finnish company confirmed at the time the intention to dismiss the plant by depriving it of important assets, the pipe mill and rolling line of bright steel. "