Duferco Annual Report 2021 is online

by | Jun 17, 2022 | News

The Annual Report 2021 of Duferco has been published. The document highlights results, activities and investments of the different division of the Group.

As stated by Bruno Bolfo in his Letters to Stakeholders, the 2021 results confirm the Group’s excellent economic performance, showing that the portfolio is in fact a set of activities with a good balance between profitability and risk. This allowed to further consolidate the growth in all sectors, despite the difficulties experienced over the last two years, strongly influenced by the pandemic.

In fiscal year 2021 Duferco has approved and executed many significant investments across all our business lines, testifying our strong will to grow and remain leaders in our business. the positive results over the last years allowed the Group to realize one of the most important investments in the history of Duferco: the new heavy beams rolling mill in San Zeno Naviglio.

The excellent results of financial year 2021 and the first half of 2022 must not distract us from the unknowns and the challenges affecting the world economy, and the consequent changes that they may imply in our businesses. We will continue as well to focus on investments aimed at strengthening our autonomy and strategic independence, and to promote investments aimed at the decarbonization of our industrial activities and the sustainability of all the Group’s activities.

Bruno Bolfo

 

The final workshop of the research project “iSafety – Leveraging artificial intelligence techniques to improve occupational and process safety in the iron and steel industry” was held at the University of Brescia. The project is funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research under the PNRR – Next Generation EU programme.

Developed by the University of Brescia in collaboration with ICAR-CNR, the project explored the application of mathematical models and artificial intelligence techniques to the analysis of safety data in the steel industry. The aim was to identify recurring patterns and support more effective prevention strategies.

Duferco Travi e Profilati took part as industrial partner. The company actively contributed to the project activities and provided the industrial case study on which the research was based.

The Industrial Contribution

Within Duferco, the analysis focused on the Electric Arc Furnace area, one of the most complex operational environments in the plant. Process data and information from monitoring systems were collected and analysed. This enabled a deeper assessment of operating dynamics and the identification of patterns relevant to the prevention of critical situations.

The integration of sector safety data with industrial data made it possible to validate the model in a real production environment. The results confirmed its ability to support risk analysis in a highly complex industrial setting.

Dialogue Between Research, Institutions and Industry

The final workshop provided an opportunity for discussion between academia, institutions and industry. Representatives from Confindustria Brescia, ATS Brescia and INAIL Brescia also took part, offering complementary perspectives on safety in the steel sector.

The collaboration between universities, research centres and industry highlights the value of a coordinated approach. It strengthens the protection of people through advanced data analysis and supports the transfer of scientific expertise into practical industrial applications.

Duferco Travi e Profilati S.p.A.
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