TABLE 3 |
ITALY: STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2003 |
|
(Thousand metric
tons unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity |
|
Major operating companies |
|
Annual |
|
|
and major equity owners |
Location of main facilities |
capacity |
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Alumina |
|
Eurallumina
S.p.A. (Comalco Ltd., 56.2%, and |
Plant at Portoscuso, Sardinia |
1,000 |
|
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Glencore AG, 43.8%) |
|
|
|
Aluminum |
|
Alcoa Italia S.p.A. (Alcoa Inc., 100%) |
Smelters
at Porto Vesme, Sardinia, and Fusina, near Venice |
188 |
|
Asbestos |
|
Amiantifera di Balangero S.p.A. |
Mine at Balangero, near Turin |
100 |
|
Barite |
|
Bariosarda S.p.A. (Ente Mineraria Sarda) |
Mines at Barega and Mont 'Ega, Sardinia |
100 |
|
Do. |
|
Edem S.p.A. (Government) |
Mines at Val di Castello, Lucca |
20 |
|
Do. |
|
Edemsarda S.p.A. (Soc. Imprese
Industriali) |
Mines at Su Benatzu, Sto Stefano, and
Peppixeddu, Sardina |
|
|
Do. |
|
Mineraria Baritina S.p.A |
Mines at Marigolek, Monte Elto, and
Primaluna, near Milan |
20 |
|
Bauxite |
|
Sardabauxiti S.p.A.
(Cogein S.p.A., 40%; Comtec, |
Mine at Olmedo, Sardinia |
350 |
|
|
|
40%; Icofin Co., 20%) |
|
|
|
Bentonite |
|
Industria Chimica Carlo Laviosa S.p.A |
Mines and plant on Sardinia Island, and a plant near Pisa |
250 |
|
Cement |
|
52 companies, of which the largest
are: |
|
|
|
|
|
Italcementi Fabbriche Riunite Cemento S.p.A. |
18 plants, of which the largest are Calusco, Monselice, |
15,000 |
|
|
|
|
and Collefero |
|
|
Do. |
|
Buzzi Unicem Group |
11
plants, of which Guidonia, Lugagnano, Morano, |
9,000 |
|
|
|
|
Piacenza, S'Arcangelo di Romagna, and Settimello |
|
|
|
|
are the largest |
|
|
Do. |
|
Cementerie del Tirreno S.p.A. (Cementir) |
6 plants at Arquasta Scivia, Livorno, Maddaloni, |
5,300 |
|
|
|
|
Napoli, Spoleto, and Taranto |
|
|
Copper, refined |
|
Societą Metalli Marghera S.p.A. |
Refinery at Porto Marghera |
60 |
|
Copper,
refined, |
|
Europametalli - LMI S.p.A. |
Refinery at Fornaci di Barga |
24 |
|
secondary |
|
|
|
|
|
Do. |
|
Sitindustrie S.p.A. |
Refinery at Pieve Vergonte |
22 |
|
Feldspar |
|
At least 5 companies, of which the
largest are: |
|
1,500 |
|
|
Maffei S.p.A. |
Surface mines at Pinzolo, Sondalo, and Campiglia |
(200) |
|
|
|
|
Marittima; underground mine at Vipiteno |
(300) |
|
Do. |
|
Miniera di Fragne S.p.A. |
Surface mine at Alagna Valsesia |
(60) |
|
Do. |
|
Sabbie Silicee Fossanova S.P.A.
(Sasifo) |
Surface mine at Fossanova |
(30) |
|
Gold |
|
Gold Mines of Sardinia Ltd., 70%, and |
Furtei Mine near Cagliaria, Sardinia |
1,400 |
1 |
|
|
Progemisa S.p.A., 30% |
|
|
|
Gypsum |
|
Fassa S.r.l. |
Plant at Moncalvo, Asti |
90 |
|
Lead, metal |
|
Glencore AG |
Refinery at San Gavino, Sardinia |
100 |
|
Do. |
|
do. |
Kivcet smelter and Imperial smelter at |
35 |
|
|
|
Porto Vesme, Sardinia |
|
|
Lignite |
|
Ente Nazional per l'Energia Electtrica
(ENEL) |
Surface mine at Santa Barbara |
1,000 |
|
Lime |
|
Unicale S.p.A. |
Plants in Lombardy region |
500 |
|
Magnesium, metal |
|
Societa Italiana Magnesio S.p.A. (INDEL) |
Plant at Bolzano |
8 |
|
Marble |
|
A number of companies, largest of
which include: |
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
Mineraria Marittima Srl |
Quarries in the Carrara and Massa areas |
(500) |
|
Do. |
|
Industria dei Marmi Vicentini S.p.A. |
do. |
(300) |
|
Do. |
|
Figaia S.p.A. |
do. |
(100) |
|
Nitrogen,
N content |
|
Hydro Agri S.p.A. |
Plant at Ferrara |
410 |
|
of ammonia |
|
|
|
|
|
Petroleum,
crude |
|
Ente Nazional Idrocarburi (ENI)
Government |
Oilfields: offshore Sicily, the Adriatic Sea, and |
90 |
|
|
|
|
onshore in Po River Valley |
|
|
Petroleum, refined |
|
do. |
About 30 refineries |
2,000 |
2 |
Potash ore |
|
Industria Sali Otassici e Affini per
Aziono S.p.A. |
Underground
mines at Corvillo, Pasquasia, |
1,300 |
|
|
|
|
Racalmuto, and San Cataldo, in Sicily (closed) |
|
|
Do. |
|
Sta Italiana Sali Alcalini S.p.A. (Italkali) |
Underground mines at Casteltermini and Pasquasia, |
700 |
|
|
|
Sicily |
|
|
Pumice |
|
Pumex S.p.A. |
Quarries,
Lipari Island, north of Sicily |
600 |
|
Do. |
|
Sta Siciliana per I'Industria ed il
Commercio della |
do. |
200 |
|
|
|
Pomice di Lipari S.p.A. (Italpomice S.p.A.) |
|
|
|
See footnotes at
end of table. |
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TABLE 3--Continued |
ITALY: STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2003 |
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(Thousand metric
tons unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity |
|
Major operating companies |
|
Annual |
|
|
and major equity owners |
Location of main facilities |
capacity |
|
Pyrite |
|
Nuova Solmine S.p.A. |
Underground mines at Campiano and Niccioleta |
900 |
|
Salt, rock |
|
Sta Italiana Sali Alcalini S.p.A. (Italkahi) |
Underground
mines at Petralia, Racalmuto, and |
4,000 |
|
|
|
|
Realmonte, Sicily |
|
|
Do. |
|
Solvay S.p.A. |
Underground mines at Buriano, Pontteginori, and |
2,000 |
|
|
|
Querceto, Tuscany |
|
|
Steel |
|
Ilva S.p.A. (Riva Group) |
5 steel plants, the largest of which is Taranto (1,500) |
4,000 |
|
Do. |
|
Riva Acciaio S.p.A. (Riva Group) |
7 plants |
7,000 |
|
Do. |
|
Acciaierie
e Ferriere Vicentine Beltrame S.p.A. |
Steel plant at Vicenza |
1,000 |
|
|
|
(AFV-Beltrame S.p.A.) |
|
|
|
Talc |
|
Luzenac Val Chisone S.p.A. |
Mines at Pinerolo, near Turin, and at Orani, Sardinia |
120 |
|
Do. |
|
Talco Sardegna S.p.A. |
Mine at Orani, Sardinia |
20 |
|
Zinc, metal |
|
Glencore AG |
Plant at Porto Vesme, Sardinia |
60 |
|
Do. |
|
Pertulosa Sud S.p.A. |
Plant at Crotone, Calabria |
100 |
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2Thousand barrels per day. |
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