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SARATOVSTROYSTEKLO first large-scale project to produce
energy-saving glass in the region. It is
PRODUCTION OF ENERGY-SAVING expected that the plant’s products will
be used in construction, not only in
GLASS TO START IN 2019 the Saratov region, but also exported
to other regions and abroad.
JSC Saratovstroysteklo plans to mod- meters of high-tech glass per year. According to the Ministry of Industry
ernize its production facilities - there “At the moment, the company has and Energy of the region, the factory
will be new workshops with equipment received a soft loan worth RUB 500 for the production of window glass
for the production of energy-saving million from the Russian Industry was established in Saratov in 1958.
glass. The total investment in the Development Fund. Now the con- At that time, it was the largest factory
project is more than RUB 1.5 billion. struction of the shop is ongoing, in Europe with a continuous glass
“The company is expected to reach its equipment is being purchased,” rolling system and a total area of 560
full capacity in 2019,” according to the Kulikov added. square meters. At the moment, JSC
Minister of Industry and Energy of the According to the Saratovstroysteklo is one
region Andrey Kulikov. minister, 23 new of the largest manufactur-
He specified that the volume of high-tech jobs will be ers of sheet glass in Rus-
production will be 8 million square created. This is the sia, it employs 445 people.

Cefla’s new CEO is Andrea Formica, appointed by the CEFLA
Board of Directors following an extensive evaluation and
search for a leader with an international background. He NEW CEO APPOINTED
will take office as of January 2018.
Andrea Formica was born in Venice in 1961 and holds a
degree in Economics at Siena University and an MBA at President of the Board of Directors, “was appointed fol-
the Bocconi School of Management. Andrea Formica can lowing an extensive evaluation and search for a leader with
count on a strong experience in the automotive sector, an international background and high profile experience,
where he held several international positions, that, in 1999 familiar with complex industrial environments and able to
at the young age of 38, led him to become Chairman and bring a strategic approach to our business. It is very im-
MD of Ford Italy. He was then Senior Vice President at portant that the vision of the new CEO fits in with Cefla’s:
Toyota Motor Europe in Brussels, and following that, he creating value over time, focusing on strategies sustain-
was appointed as CEO at Fiat Automobiles, with respon- able in the mid-to-long term instead of short term results.
sibility for the group’s sales as well as the full product Today we can rely on an extremely competent management
portfolio. Andrea Formica is currently a Board Member of team that we believe can help us do better with the support
Piaggio & C. of a greatly experienced leader.”
Cefla is a multi-business Italian group founded in 1932 in “I am strongly motivated by this new challenge,” stated
Imola (Bologna) by nine shareholders, today employing Andrea Formica, “which will allow me to share my experi-
around 2,000 people with a global footprint (26 offices) ence of multinational business environments such as Ford
and a turnover of EUR 500 million. Cefla is made up of and Toyota and can help serve a successful Italian com-
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“The new CEO of Cefla,” says Gianmaria Balducci,

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