THE FUTURE OF STEEL Rubiera Steelworks, headquartered in Casalgrande in the Italian province of Reggio Emilia, is a familyrun manufacturer of ingots for rolling and forging, and continuous casting billets. Eugenia Fiusco looks at its operations, recent investments and plans for the future.
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ubiera Steelworks was founded in 1965 by two men, Mr Testi Sr and Mr Cima Sr, at a time when the market for machining steels was experiencing strong growth. “The company’s founder is Mr Cima Sr, who has now retired,” says current company director, Mr Franco Testi. “He and I have run the company for the past decades, so the future is now in the hands of our brave young men,” he says, referring to their two sons Mr Mario Cima and Mr Claudio Testi. At first, the business was characterised by the mass production of common steel, such as ingots for rolled rods and
