FACTS & FIGURES - Tecnimont ICB

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INFRASTRUCTURE &
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Infrastructural investment in Italy, where the Group’s activities are
concentrated, remained at the same low level as in past years in 2008,
held back by public financing constraints as well the legislative and
administrative complexity that characterizes large-scale public works.
Demand for engineering and construction services in the transport
sector (for high-speed trains, above-ground and underground
railways) showed little change, although several initiatives by Italferr,
the engineering subsidiary of Italian Railways, and Anas, the national
highways authority, have been announced, and will be developed
during 2009.
Substantial growth in infrastructural investment is expected from
2009 onwards, due to the programmes under way in many countries,
including Italy, to stimulate the world economy.
Maire Tecnimont is focusing its new marketing efforts on those areas
of the world in which it is well-placed to win new business, notably
Eastern Europe, North Africa and South America. The Group already
has an established reputation in these areas because of the work
successfully carried out by its other business units. It also has
subsidiaries or representative offices in many of the countries.
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