plementary to Fincantieri’s current market
commitment to pursuing a strategy of di-
segments. The development of synergies
versification and development in order to
with Fincantieri’s existing businesses is like-
retain our long-term competitiveness and
ly to allow an increase in production vol-
generate important positive impacts for
umes that will be beneficial not only for
our Italian assets.”
employment levels across the Group but
also for Italy’s entire production system.
Bono was also confident that this
is the right way forward to optimise the
may be too early to declare a winner in
Giuseppe Bono, CEO of Fincantieri,
company’s global leadership position in the
the East vs. West battle for dominance in
remarked that the acquisition of STX OSV
high value-added end of the shipbuilding
the ship making – but the coming years
will further enhance the company’s posi-
industry and to establish the company “as
should be interesting to watch.
tion as a leading international competitor.
champions of the Western world”.
“This will strengthen Fincantieri’s
Viewed against this background, it
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