Fedriga: “New Bracco plant department in Torviscosa, an example of conversion”

Innovation, technology and sustainability: these are the characteristics of the new production department of the Bracco Spin factory in Torviscosa, visited today by the president of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, Massimiliano Fedriga, together with Fulvio Renoldi Bracco, vice president and CEO of Bracco Imaging. An investment that makes it possible to expand the production capacity of the plant by 30% to meet the growing demand from foreign markets for X-ray contrast media and An advanced example of Industry 4.0 (PHOTO). “The Bracco Group plant, the result of the recovery of a part of the former Caffaro, is a virtuous example of reconversion that relies on investments in research and aims to do business in a sustainable way”, said the president of the Friuli- Venezia Giulia, Massimiliano Fedriga. “The Region shares the aims, and being aware that the pharmaceutical industry is one of the key sectors for the development of innovation in our country – continued Fedriga – it will not fail to support it to strengthen an alliance that is a field of mutual collaboration. L ‘objective of the institutions is to allow fertile ground for responsible entrepreneurial groups, capable of creating stable employment and growth for the regional sector “.Governor Fedriga also recalled that: “The agreement for the recovery of the former chemical center of Torviscosa is a milestone on which it is possible to build continuity to the historical vocation of the site, opening up to new private investments: such as the area of Servola, also that of Torviscosa can be transformed into a site of ecological and energy transition, becoming increasingly attractive also at an international level “.” The Torviscosa site has been, and always will be, strategic for the Bracco Group. ‘years – explained Fulvio Renoldi Bracco – that we invest here with conviction and attachment to this territory. This is also demonstrated by the fact that the works for the construction of the new line were completed during one of the most difficult moments in history: the pandemic of Covid19 “. In the Spin factory, built in the late 1990s by recovering the buildings of great historical value designed in 1938 by the architect De Min, today 150 people work. For the future, Bracco in Torviscosa has another important novelty in store: the Galileo project. “An investment of double the value of the one just concluded, in infrastructures, plants, equipment and workplaces” explained Fulvio Renoldi Bracco. In fact, the investment will allow, in addition to strengthening Bracco’s leadership in X-ray / CT diagnostics, also an increase in the workforce and significant medium-long term benefits for the entire economic and social system of Torviscosa.