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our players have implemented major turna- decarbonization, via power production from
round programs. These efforts have not focu- wind, offshore, as well as from new solar
sed only on cutting costs and reducing the plants positioned on old, decommissioned in-
structural overcapacity in some industry sec- dustrial sites; to produce ever cleaner fuels
tors, although inevitably this had to be one of from bio-refineries; etc.
their first goals, but many have carried out
much more comprehensive, all-encompassing We are therefore ready for the next challenges
strategic redevelopment programs. and we look today at the future with more and
better grounded optimism, in spite of inevita-
Secondly, our industry has embraced new ble and continuing competitive challenges and
technologies and new market trends and cyclic nature of our industry.
needs, by starting to invest more and more in
digitalization, automation and generally in new We see the fi rst results of this innovative
technologies development, and by repositio- effort, with new, pivotal orders for major
ning the activities to new, more promising mar- new projects
ket segments.

We are pleased to see the first positive results We are always grateful to the Italian industry
of this streamlined and innovative effort, with for their strong and continuing support to
the involvement in new, pivotal projects under ANIMP. We confirm our commitment to pro-
way: for example, to produce gas from newly vide to our associates an ever improving range
discovered, giant fields in East Mediterranean; of services and to represent the Italian supply-
to bring gas to Italy and through Italy to Europe chain of the Engineering and Contracting Indu-
from the so-called Southern Corridor; to foster stry in all global contexts.

Claudio Andrea Gemme

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