A part of Danieli Group Friday, 14th October, 2016 company overview subsidiaries news & events Contact Us cookies News Events NEWS ARCHIVE 2015 2016 January February March April May June July August September October November December News - 2016 ^back to top JULY 2016 - Steel Dynamics and Danieli FATA Hunter Sign Contract for a Cleaning Section for the Butler Galvanizing Line Danieli FATA Hunter has announced that it has been awarded a contract from Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) to supply a cleaning section as part of a larger upgrade project on an existing Galvanizing Line at the SDI Butler facility. The cleaning section is scheduled to be delivered in January 2017 with immediate installation and performance testing. This upgrade will allow the line to process a larger variety of substrates and allow SDI to maintain their market leadership in the supply of high quality metallic coated steel. The new cleaning section will process cold rolled steel sheet with a maximum width of 64” and a maximum base metal thickness of 0.165” at a maximum speed of 450 fpm. The equipment includes the latest technology for change on the fly brush rolls and squeegee rolls, and incorporates features for future additional waste heat recovery capacity. Danieli FATA Hunter is recognized as a world leading “single source” supplier of complete processing lines, revamps, and engineering services for the steel and aluminium industries. JULY 2016 - South Africa: on July 20th the 685 MW AVON Power Plant started commercial operation. The plant is part of the “Peaker Power Projects” promoted by the South-African Ministry of Energy and awarded to the consortium led by GDF, of which FATA and Ansaldo Energia are part. Such project, which involved the "turn-key" implementation of two plants for the production of electric power by an independent producer, was born on the initiative of the Energy Department of the South-African Government to enhance and improve the energy distribution network. The first power plant, the 342 MW DEDISA, became operational in Port Elizabeth in 2015. The AVON plant - developed in Durban - is the second one within the framework of the project. The electrical power generated shall be sold for 15 years to the South African Electric Power Provider (ESKOM) on the basis of a sales agreement. In developing both power plants, special attention has been paid to the return in terms of employment for the local community and to the environment; two themes the African country is particularly sensitive to. AVON and DEDISA are the first two "independent" turbogas plants developed in South-Africa and have strategic relevance for the Country: they will contribute to stabilize the South-African power grid and - mainly - the load peaks. Once again, the acceptance of this second plant is a reason of pride for our company, which is thanking the whole team who have worked on the project with commitment and dedication, and - in particular, the engineers: Italo Ballestrelli – Project Director, Carlo Brunatto – Power Engineering Manager, Elisa Prato - Project Manager, Cristian Frisoni - Site Manager and Raffaele Orlando – Project Engineer. In its letter of Plant Acceptance (COE), the client has seized the opportunity to manifest its appreciation for the activities developed by FATA (document enclosed) A suggestive night shot of the power plant has been taken by means of a drone. You will find hereinafter the link to see the film “Avon Peaking Power Plant by night”. >> Download Avon Peaking Power Plant by night >> Avon Peaking Power - Certificate of Commercial Operation for the Facility JULY 2016 - FATA at the Power Gen Africa Exhibition The 2016 edition of the Power Gen Africa exhibition, held in Johannesburg (South Africa) from July 19th through 21st, has recently concluded. The event was attended by some hundred companies, amongst which also FATA, whose booth was in a strategic location: the inauguration ceremony by the Ministry of Development took place right in front of our exhibition area. Approx. 150 people visited FATA's booth the very morning of the first day. The audience was very significant: approx 3,000 visitors were recorded, i.e. 1,000 more than the number expected by the organizers. Again within the framework of Power Gen Africa, the Dedisa Power Plant projects - with highlights on the AVON project - was presented in a conference with the participation of Ansaldo on July 20th. FATA's speaker was Engineer Elisa Prato, who must be complimented for the quality of her presentation, which allowed FATA having further visibility. Furthermore, Mr. Glenn Ensor (Managing Director of Pennwell, the company that organized the exhibition) publicly announced - in the speech that closed the exhibition - the acceptance of the 685 MW AVON Power Plant, congratulating FATA in front of the audience for the results achieved. JUNE 2016 - Power Gen Europe 2016 exhibition, Milan June 21st through 23rd This year, the most important trade fair of the Power sector came back to Milan, and also this year did FATA participate with a booth that witnessed a remarkable flow of visitors in the three days of the exhibition. The event was held with the sponsorship of the Italian Ministry for Economic Development. Over 13,000 people visited the fair, versus the 10,000 pre-registered ones. The fair witnessed approx. 550 exhibitors, with 1200 delegates and 220 speakers. A massive flow of public was recorded at FATA EPC booth; in many occasions, several visitors had to be requested to postpone the meeting to the following day. Many companies of international size have shown interest for FATA; made curious by the articles published on the major newspapers, they asked several questions and - in many occasions - have proposed themselves as clients, suppliers, collaborators and the like. A lucheon was organized in our booth, with the participation of the speakers at the joint opening keynote session as well as the senior management of PennWell (the organizers of the event), who were welcomed by FATA Management. FEBRUARY 2016 - Visit of the Vietnam Ambassador to FATA S.p.A. On 25th February 2016 FATA welcomed the visit of H.E. Cao Chinh Thien, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Italy. The Ambassador, who was in Turin for the celebrations of the Vietnamese New Year, was accompanied by his collaborators, the Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Turin, and a group of representatives from the Italy-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce. The Mayor of Pianezza, Mr. Antonio Castello, was also present. During the visit FATA’s overall activities were briefly described as well as Danieli’s (FATA’s new shareholder) which is present in Vietnam with a company of its own. The project of the realization of a smelter that FATA is pursuing was also outlined. The Ambassador expressed his appreciation for the visit. He also showed a particular interest in FATA’s activities and projects and said he would support its present and future undertakings in the country. Ambassador Thien moved to Italy only a few months ago. The first meeting was held on the occasion of his first visit to Turin for the signing ceremony of the Pact of Friendship and Cooperation between Turin and Ho Chi Minh City that took place last September under the patronage of Mayor Piero Fassino who has always had keen interest and sensibility toward the eastern world. VENDORS - MODEL OF ORGANIZATION IT / EN - CODE OF ETHICS IT / EN - © COOKIE POLICY - © FATA SPA 2016