Lucchini becomes supplier for the Turkish railways
Piombino, Italy - May 11, 2010.
Lucchini SpA, company specialized since 1909 in rails and rolled products , signed recently with the Turkish National Railways TCDD a contract for the supply of 125,000 tons of rails. They are section 60 E1and 49 E1 36 meters, produced with steel R260, the same used for European rail networks and high speed lines. In Turkey there are now present over 10,000 km of railways and the supply will cover both maintenance of existing national lines and the development of new high-speed lines. The agreement will last a year and a half and will take up the rail mill until 2011. Rails will be sent directly from the Piombino plant internal port, strategic asset of the Group.
Marcello Calcagni becomes Chief Executive Officer of Lucchini Group
Brescia, Italy - December 1st, 2009.
The Board of Lucchini Group, the European segment of Severstal International, today announces that they have approved the nomination of Marcello Calcagni to become Chief Executive Officer of Lucchini Group, with effect from January 1, 2010. Marcello Calcagni joined Lucchini Group as Director of the Piombino Business Unit in 2006. In September 2009 he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of the Lucchini Group. Prior to joining Lucchini Group, Mr. Calcagni held senior management positions at Tristeel, Duferco Clabecq, La Louviere, and Ilva.
Marcello graduated from the Polytechnic University of Bari. Hervé Kerbrat, currently Chief Executive Officer will stay in his current role until the end of December to ensure a smooth transition. Sergei Kuznetsov, Chief Executive Officer of Severstal International, commented: "On behalf of Lucchini Board and senior management of OAO Severstal I would like to thank Hervé for his hard work, dedication and remarkable contribution to success of the Lucchini Group and wish him well for the future.
Marcello has extensive industry experience and I am confident that his knowledge and expertise will help our European operations achieve superior position in the market by offering best in class products and services while striving for cost leadership”.
